13.7% ▲ +55.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenorchy · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenorchy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Glenorchy than in most similar areas, though it remains far more Australian-born than the state average. The community is mostly of English, Australian, and Irish descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half the population claims English ancestry, followed by Australian (22.9%), Irish (16.0%), and Scottish (13.7%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the overseas-born population is higher than in most similar areas at 13.7%, this is still far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.9%), with England (6.9%) and New Zealand (3.1%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Glenorchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21041/glenorchy/topic/ancestry-heritage