13.5% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenbawn · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 13.5% of people in Glenbawn were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. While the birthplace profile is quite traditional, the area has a strong British and Irish heritage, with over half the population claiming English ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.6%, followed by Australian at 42.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 14.6% and 12.4% of residents respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 29.3%. Most people here were born in Australia (79.8%), with England (7.9%) and New Zealand (4.5%) being the most common other birthplaces.
13.5% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenbawn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11659/glenbawn/topic/ancestry-heritage