10.2% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Meredith · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Meredith
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Meredith than in the rest of Victoria, with only 10.2% of residents arriving from abroad. This is a stark contrast to the state and national figures, as the area remains predominantly Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.1%, followed by Australian at 41.3%. Other significant ancestral roots include Irish at 14.8% and Scottish at 13.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has also fallen slightly since 2011, while 85.2% of the population was 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 Meredith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222052/meredith/topic/ancestry-heritage