25.6% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Malabar · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Malabar
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A smaller share of residents were born overseas in Malabar compared to the rest of the state. While a quarter of the population was born abroad, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 24.6% and 21.9% of residents respectively. Irish ancestry is also prominent at 11%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.6% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most residents were born in Australia (68.7%), followed by England at 4%.
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 Malabar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12462/malabar/topic/ancestry-heritage