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The three largest ancestries in Melton South in 2021 were Australian, English and Irish.

Ancestry defines the cultural association and ethnic background of an individual going back three generations. Ancestry is a good measure of the total size of cultural groups in Melton South regardless of where they were born or what language they speak.

Ancestry data, should be combined with data on Birthplace, Language Spoken at Home and Religion for a more complete picture of Melton South's ethnic characteristics.

Please note that the "Australian Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" categories in this topic are not directly comparable from 2021 to previous years, due to a change in the wording of the question. In 2021, these options were marked boxes on the question rather than write-in options. The "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Origin" question is still considered a more reliable count for this group, and can be found on the Population summary page.

Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of ancestry groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS. For more information see notes on data confidentiality.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's ancestry?'

Multi-response

Ancestry - Totals
Melton South - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Not stated1,2218.96.09097.85.9+311
Total responses13,687----11,642----+2,045
Total people11,366----9,693----+1,672
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Melton South - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Australian2,99726.420.93,14932.524.1-153
English2,79924.618.53,12432.222.5-326
Irish6826.04.48268.56.0-145
Indian6575.88.03253.45.0+332
Scottish6485.74.07217.45.1-74
Burmese peoples4574.00.61111.10.2+346
German3282.92.13643.82.6-36
Maltese3152.86.53633.87.6-49
Punjabi2992.63.1500.50.5+248
Italian2922.66.03263.46.6-34
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Melton South in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • Australian (2,997 people or 26.4%)
  • English (2,799 people or 24.6%)
  • Irish (682 people or 6.0%)
  • Indian (657 people or 5.8%)
  • Scottish (648 people or 5.7%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 7,783 responses in total, or 68.48% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Melton South and the City of Melton were:

  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (24.6% compared to 18.5%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (26.4% compared to 20.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Maltese ancestry (2.8% compared to 6.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Italian ancestry (2.6% compared to 6.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Burmese peoples (+346 persons)
  • Indian (+332 persons)
  • English (-326 persons)
  • Punjabi (+248 persons)

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