17.1% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Orrvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Orrvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher proportion of people were born overseas in Orrvale than in most similar areas. While nearly 30% of residents claim Australian ancestry, the community also has strong ties to Italy and the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is diverse, with 25.6% of people claiming English roots, followed by Italian (12.0%), Scottish (11.1%), and Irish (9.8%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 17.1% of residents were born overseas, which is more common than in most similar areas, though this is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. Most people were born in Australia (74.7%), with India being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.6%.
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 Orrvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22017/orrvale/topic/ancestry-heritage