43.0% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenroy · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenroy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 16.4% in Glenroy, though the area is defined by its deep international roots. With 43% of residents born overseas, it is one of the most culturally diverse places in the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent, each at around 16%. Italian ancestry is also common at 10.8%, followed by Irish and Indian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-three per cent of people here were born overseas, which is far above the 30% figure for Victoria and the national rate of 27.7%. While 50.8% were born in Australia, Nepal is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.6%.
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 Glenroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21047/glenroy/topic/ancestry-heritage