9.4% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Valla · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Valla
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 Valla, where nearly half the population identifies with these roots. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very small minority of residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 45.6% and 43.2% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, accounting for 13.6% and 11.6% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.4% of people in Valla were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (84.1%), followed by a small number from England at 4.0%.
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 Valla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14085/valla/topic/ancestry-heritage