42.7% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Morley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Morley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Morley, where 25.2% of people claim these roots. This is a highly diverse area where nearly 43% of residents were born overseas, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside English and Australian ancestry, the most common roots in the area are Italian (10.7%), Chinese (9.8%), and Irish (6.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than four in ten people here were born overseas, which is far above the state and national figures. This proportion rose slightly since 2011, with India and Vietnam now the most common birthplaces outside 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 Morley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011047/morley/topic/ancestry-heritage