41.6% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenroy - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenroy - East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse roots have become more prominent in Glenroy - East over the last decade. The area is now a multicultural hub where 41.6% of people were born overseas, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 16.1% and English at 15.7%, followed by Italian at 12.2%, Irish at 5.4% and Indian at 4.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas figures are far above the Victorian average by 12 points and the national figure by 14 points. While 51.6% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are Nepal at 5.4% and India at 4.3%.
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 Glenroy - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031535/glenroy-east/topic/ancestry-heritage