22.5% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Melville compared to the rest of Western Australia. While 22.5% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the state and national figures. Most people here identify with English, Australian, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.2%, followed by Australian at 35.7%. Other frequent ancestries include Irish (12.1%), Scottish (10.7%) and Italian (10.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly a quarter of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this 22.5% is still well below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most people were born in Australia (73.6%) or England (6.9%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50932/melville/topic/ancestry-heritage