28.8% —
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Malvern (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Malvern (Southern Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Malvern (Southern Metropolitan), where 32.4% of people claim this heritage. The area has a strong mix of traditional roots and recent migration, with over a quarter of residents also identifying as Australian by ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries lead the breakdown, followed by Irish (12.4%), Scottish (10.6%) and Chinese (9.8%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the national average and has barely changed since 2016, with China (4.3%) and England (3.0%) being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24606/malvern/topic/ancestry-heritage