26.0% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenhaven · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenhaven
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Glenhaven than in most similar areas. While 26% of people here were born abroad, the community maintains a strong connection to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38%, followed by Australian at 30.8% and Irish at 10.8%. Scottish and Italian ancestries also feature, making up 9.4% and 7.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (72.3%), followed by England (5.4%), China (2%), India (1.8%) and New Zealand (1.3%).
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 Glenhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11671/glenhaven/topic/ancestry-heritage