14.5% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenbrook · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenbrook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for 45.7% of people in Glenbrook. The area has a strong British and Australian heritage, though it remains far less diverse in its birthplaces than the state or national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population claims English ancestry, followed by Australian at 41.2% and Irish at 16.5%. Scottish and German backgrounds are also present, making up 12.1% and 4.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.5% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people were born in Australia (83.9%), with England the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%.
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 Glenbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11660/glenbrook/topic/ancestry-heritage