58.7% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glen Waverley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glen Waverley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge gap exists between Glen Waverley and the rest of the country, with 58.7% of people born overseas. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%, marking it as one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 38.0%, followed by English at 14.3% and Australian at 11.0%. Indian ancestry also makes up a notable 9.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The high overseas birth rate is driven largely by those born in China (17.8%) and India (8.0%), while 38.0% of residents were born in Australia.
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 Waverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21013/glen-waverley/topic/ancestry-heritage