24.0% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
An English ancestry of 42.8% is the most common root for people in Glenelg. Most residents have deep ties to the UK and Ireland, though the area remains predominantly Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most frequent ancestry at 42.8%, followed by Australian at 31.2%. Irish (11.7%), Scottish (11.1%) and German (8.0%) also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24% of people were born overseas, a figure that rose slightly since 2011. This is about the same as the South Australian average, but well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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/sa2/403011057/glenelg/topic/ancestry-heritage