18.6% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glen Forbes · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glen Forbes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half the people in Glen Forbes claim English ancestry, reflecting a strong British heritage. While the area has a much higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places, it remains far below the Victorian and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.8%, followed by Australian at 40.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each accounting for 16.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.6% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (74.6%), with England and Italy each accounting for 4.2% of births.
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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21008/glen-forbes/topic/ancestry-heritage