43.6% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
O'Malley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in O'Malley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than four in ten people in O'Malley were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area much more internationally diverse than most other parts of the region. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, but there is a strong Chinese presence as well.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 20.8%, followed by Australian at 16.4%. Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 11.3%, while Irish and Scottish ancestries account for 8.7% and 7.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 43.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the 28.7% figure for the ACT and the 27.7% national average. This proportion rose slightly from 42.3% in 2011, with India and China being the most common overseas birthplaces at 4.4% each.
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 O'Malley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091107/o-malley/topic/ancestry-heritage