7.5% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glen Innes Severn · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glen Innes Severn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7.5% of people in Glen Innes Severn were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a population with very deep roots in Australia, where a huge majority of residents were born in the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.0% and 40.7% of the population. Scottish and Irish heritage also feature strongly, together accounting for about 23.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas compared to New South Wales and Australia, though this figure rose 1.2 points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (81.6%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 2.1%.
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 Glen Innes Severn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13010/glen-innes-severn/topic/ancestry-heritage