27.7% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glen Iris · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glen Iris
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher shares of residents were born overseas in Glen Iris than in most similar areas. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, though Chinese ancestry is also very prominent at 12.1%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries lead the group, followed by Irish at 12.4% and Chinese at 12.1%. Scottish ancestry is also common at 10.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.7% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average and a little below Victoria's 30.0%. China is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.7%.
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 Iris [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21010/glen-iris/topic/ancestry-heritage