17.9% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glenlynn · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glenlynn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Glenlynn compared to the rest of the country, with only 17.9% born outside Australia. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents here identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 59.8%, followed by Australian at 39.3%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present in about 10% and 8% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17.9% of people were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most of those born outside Australia came from England, accounting for 6.3% of the population.
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 Glenlynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50558/glenlynn/topic/ancestry-heritage