Melbourne city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Melbourne city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
10.2%
2023
10.7%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+4.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +0.8 pp (7.8%) |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -0.3 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +0.4 pp (3.7%) |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -0.5 pp (-4.5%) |