14.0% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Valley Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Valley Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Valley Heights, where nearly half the population identifies with these origins. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, though it has a slightly higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prevalent, making up 47.9% and 38.2% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Irish (17.9%), Scottish (12.4%), and German (4.1%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14% of residents were born overseas—which is higher than in most similar areas—this is far below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales. Most people were born in Australia (83.7%), followed by England at 4.5%.
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 Valley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14087/valley-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage