17.5% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenella · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenella
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse family roots shape daily life in Glenella, where English and Australian ancestries are most common. While most people were born in Australia, those from overseas make up 17.5% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 37.1% and 35.9% of the community respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also common, accounting for a combined 28.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7%, though it remains higher than in most similar areas. Australia is the main birthplace at 78.1%, followed by smaller groups from South Africa, New Zealand, England, and India.
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 Glenella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31159/glenella/topic/ancestry-heritage