15.0% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Malua Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Malua Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost eight in ten people in Malua Bay were born in Australia, creating a community with deep local roots. While the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places, it remains far less diverse than the wider state or nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 44.5%, followed by Australian at 36.3%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also common, making up 14% and 12.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England (4.7%) and New Zealand (1.7%).
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 Malua Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12471/malua-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage