31.7% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gladesville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gladesville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent shifts in migration have shaped the diverse makeup of Gladesville, where 31.7% of people were born overseas. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, reflecting a community with a strong international character.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 27.0% and 26.1% respectively. Other common backgrounds include Irish (11.2%), Chinese (10.7%), and Italian (10.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 31.7% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While 65.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (4.2%) and England (3.5%).
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 Gladesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11642/gladesville/topic/ancestry-heritage