19.5% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenlyon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenlyon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Glenlyon than in most similar areas, though the total remains well below state and national figures. While 19.5% of residents were born abroad, the community is dominated by those with English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.3%, followed by Australian at 31.6% and Irish at 15.3%. Scottish and German roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.5% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas but far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. Most people here were born in Australia (72.6%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.7%.
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 Glenlyon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21038/glenlyon/topic/ancestry-heritage