21.1% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glen Iris · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glen Iris
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Glen Iris than in most similar areas. While many people here identify with English and Australian roots, about 21% of the population was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (44.3%) and Australian (36.7%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Irish, Scottish, and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 21.1% of people were born overseas, which is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (75.5%), with others arriving from England, the Philippines, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Glen Iris [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50553/glen-iris/topic/ancestry-heritage