12.4% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Malmsbury · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Malmsbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional British and Irish roots shape the identity of Malmsbury, where 79% of people were born in Australia. Most residents trace their family lines back to the United Kingdom, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 45.6%, followed by Australian at 37.7% and Irish at 16.6%. Scottish and German roots are also present in 13.4% and 6.0% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Aside from those born in Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 4.8%.
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 Malmsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21585/malmsbury/topic/ancestry-heritage