60.5% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glen Waverley - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glen Waverley - West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped Glen Waverley - West, with the proportion of people born outside Australia rising by 9.6 percentage points since 2011. More than 60% of the population was born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas of its kind. This international influence is clearly seen in the high numbers of residents with Chinese and Indian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common here at 38.4%, followed by English at 12.9% and Australian at 10%. Indian ancestry is also prominent, accounting for 9.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far more people were born overseas here than in the rest of Victoria or Australia, with 60.5% born abroad. China is the most common birthplace outside Australia, representing 18.2% of the residents, followed by India at 8.4%.
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 Waverley - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051322/glen-waverley-west/topic/ancestry-heritage