21.2% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melba · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melba
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller proportion of people were born overseas in Melba compared to the rest of the territory. While 21.2% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 38.6% and English at 35.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 13.1% and 11.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the overseas-born population is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the ACT figure of 28.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (75.6%), followed by England at 3.0%.
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 Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80094/melba/topic/ancestry-heritage