17.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mella · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mella
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates Mella from the national figure for overseas births. While 17.5% of residents were born abroad, the area has a diverse mix of roots, with Filipino ancestry featuring as a prominent influence in the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 38.1% and 28.9%. Notably, Filipino ancestry is a significant part of the local mix at 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 17.5% of people born overseas is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Tasmanian figure. This is far below the national average, with the Philippines being a key country of birth for 4.1% of residents.
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 Mella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60393/mella/topic/ancestry-heritage