15.0% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Pleasant - Glenella · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Pleasant - Glenella
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 the recent profile of Mount Pleasant - Glenella. While the area remains much more Australian-born than the rest of the country, the proportion of people born abroad rose by 1.6 percentage points since 2011. This blend of origins is anchored by strong ties to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, each accounting for about 37% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also significant, making up roughly 11% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (79%), followed by small groups from England, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Philippines.
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 Mount Pleasant - Glenella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021348/mount-pleasant-glenella/topic/ancestry-heritage