12.8% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moonee Beach · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moonee Beach
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 Moonee Beach, where nearly half of the people identify with these roots. Most residents were born in Australia, and the area has seen very little change in its overseas-born population over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 48.4% and 40.1% of the population. Irish (14.2%), Scottish (11.1%) and German (6.2%) roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 12.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the state and national averages. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia (85.4%) or New Zealand (2.7%).
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 Moonee Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121080/moonee-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage