29.7% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenelg · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenelg
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved to Glenelg from overseas since 2011, with 29.7% of residents now born outside Australia. This shift makes the area much more diverse than most similar places, combining a strong British heritage with a growing number of arrivals from around the world.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.0%, followed by Australian at 27.3% and Irish at 12.0%. Scottish and German roots also feature prominently, with 10.1% and 7.8% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 30% of people here were born overseas, which is well above the South Australian figure of 24.1%. While 66.2% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.0%, followed by India at 2.1%.
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 Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40505/glenelg/topic/ancestry-heritage