29.6% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Malvern East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Malvern East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 30% of people in Malvern East were born overseas, a figure that is a little above the national average. This diversity is reflected in a mix of backgrounds, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 30.3%, followed by Australian at 26.1% and Irish at 11.9%. Chinese and Scottish backgrounds also make up a significant part of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.6% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Victorian figure, while China is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%.
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21587/malvern-east/topic/ancestry-heritage