14.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melrose · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melrose
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Melrose, where 46.8% of people claim this background. The area remains strongly tied to its British roots, though nearly 15% of the population was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 46.8% and 44.7% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and Dutch backgrounds are also represented, with Irish being the next most common at 10.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.9% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. While 76.6% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 9.6%.
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 Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60394/melrose/topic/ancestry-heritage