8.3% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glossodia · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glossodia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Glossodia than in most similar areas. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia, contributing to a community with very strong ancestral ties to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
British roots are dominant here, with 46.2% of people claiming Australian ancestry and 43.1% claiming English. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, each representing around 9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people here were born in Australia, though small numbers arrived from England, New Zealand and South Africa.
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 Glossodia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11688/glossodia/topic/ancestry-heritage