50.2% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Glenwood were born in another country, creating a multicultural daily life where diverse backgrounds are the norm. This is most striking in the high proportion of residents with Indian ancestry, who make up over 21% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Indian ancestry is the most common here at 21.3%, followed by Australian at 16.0% and English at 14.3%. Chinese and Filipino backgrounds also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than half of the population (50.2%) was born overseas, a figure far above the New South Wales and national averages. This overseas-born population has grown by 7.2 percentage points since 2011, with India being the most common birthplace 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 Glenwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021309/glenwood/topic/ancestry-heritage