8.0% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenelg · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenelg
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in Glenelg (Vic.), with 42.5% and 41.9% of people claiming these roots. This is a community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia, contributing to a very low proportion of overseas-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People here most often identify as Australian (42.5%) or English (41.9%), followed by Scottish (12.3%) and Irish (11.8%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. While this is among the lowest proportions for similar areas, the figure rose slightly from 7.1% in 2011.
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/sa2/217011420/glenelg/topic/ancestry-heritage