36.2% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Melbourne · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Melbourne
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 Melbourne, where 25.2% of people claim these roots. The area is very diverse and has seen a steady increase in people moving here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 25.2% and 23.1% of the population. Other common heritages include Chinese at 8.5%, Irish at 8.2%, and Scottish at 7.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a third of residents were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This number rose by 4 percentage points since 2011, with India and China being the most common birthplaces after Australia.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2011/melbourne/topic/ancestry-heritage