16.7% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong English and Australian heritage defines Glenfield, where these two ancestries are equally common. While the area has a mix of European roots, the proportion of people born overseas remains far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent at 42.0% each. Other common roots include Irish (9.7%), Scottish (8.9%) and German (5.1%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.7% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 27.7% national figure. Most people here were born in Australia (79.1%), followed by England (5.8%) and South Africa (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 Glenfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50557/glenfield/topic/ancestry-heritage