52.9% —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) were born overseas, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This diversity is clear in the local ancestry, where Chinese and English roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 23.1%, followed by English at 19.9% and Australian at 14.4%. Other frequent responses include Irish (8.5%) and Scottish (6.5%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 52.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This is a slight drop from 55.0% in 2016, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (39.7%), China (11.4%), and India (6.2%).
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 Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24703/melbourne/topic/ancestry-heritage