2.1% ▼ -62.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glen William · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glen William
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very strong sense of traditional roots defines Glen William, where almost everyone was born in Australia. The area is far less diverse than the rest of the state, with a small minority of residents coming from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian ancestry at 47.6%, followed by English at 42.7%. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, making up 17.5% and 12.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 2.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. This means Glen William is much less diverse than most other areas, with 93.7% of people 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 William [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11658/glen-william/topic/ancestry-heritage