29.7% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Malvern East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Malvern East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Higher numbers of overseas-born residents than most similar areas define Malvern East, where 29.7% of people were born in another country. This international mix is reflected in a diverse range of ancestral roots, with English and Australian heritage being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 30.2%, followed by Australian at 25.9% and Irish at 11.9%. Chinese and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 11.3% and 9.6% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 30% of people were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011. While this is a little above the national figure of 27.7%, it is about the same as the Victorian average of 30.0%.
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 Malvern East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208041195/malvern-east/topic/ancestry-heritage