15.4% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Maldon · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Maldon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted European heritage defines the people of Maldon, where more than half of the population identifies as having English ancestry. Most residents were born in Australia, though the number of people born overseas has risen to 15.4% since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51.0%, followed by Australian at 34.5% and Irish at 18.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 80.7% of residents were born in Australia, the proportion of people born overseas rose 3.6 percentage points to 15.4%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains far below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Maldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215052/maldon/topic/ancestry-heritage