8.7% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenelg · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenelg
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Glenelg compared to the rest of the state. Only 8.7% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the Victorian figure of 30%. This makes the area stand out as being significantly less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for over 42% of the population. Other notable ancestries include Scottish at 12.3% and Irish at 11.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 83.8% of people in Glenelg were born in Australia, the overseas-born population has risen slightly to 8.7% since 2011. This remains far below the national figure of 27.7%, with England and New Zealand 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 Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22410/glenelg/topic/ancestry-heritage