10.5% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meeniyan · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meeniyan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in British and Irish heritage define the community of Meeniyan. Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, reflecting a population that is far more likely to be born in Australia than people in the wider state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people here identify as Australian (45.5%) or English (45.3%). Scottish, Irish, and Dutch backgrounds are also common, making up a combined 26.8% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 10.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victoria and national levels. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 82.4% of the population born in 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 Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221048/meeniyan/topic/ancestry-heritage