23.9% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Malvern · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Malvern
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Malvern than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, nearly a quarter of the population was born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 36.6%, followed by Australian at 28.5%, Irish at 13.6%, Scottish at 12.4%, and Chinese at 6.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.9% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (72.8%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, China, India, and New Zealand.
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 Malvern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21586/malvern/topic/ancestry-heritage