12.0% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Malaga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Malaga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of people were born overseas in Malaga compared to the rest of the state. Only 12% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This creates a distinct profile where nearly half the population is Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 24%, followed by Scottish (20%), Irish (16%), and German (16%). Vietnamese ancestry is also prominent, accounting for 12% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. While 48% of people were born in Australia, Vietnam is the most common overseas birthplace at 24%.
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 Malaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50884/malaga/topic/ancestry-heritage