7.1% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glen Innes · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glen Innes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Glen Innes, where 42.7% of residents claim these roots. The town has a very strong connection to British and Irish origins, with a small minority of people born overseas. Most locals were born in Australia, reflecting a community with deep ancestral ties to the UK.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (42.7%) and Australian (40.3%) are the most common ancestries. Irish and Scottish heritage follow at 11.8% each, while 4.8% of residents claim German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This is lower than most areas, with 82.3% of the population born in Australia.
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 Innes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11653/glen-innes/topic/ancestry-heritage