5.3% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Glengarry · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Glengarry
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people born overseas live in Glengarry (L), with only 5.3% of residents born outside Australia. This is much lower than most similar areas and far below the national figure. The community is predominantly Australian-born and shares deep roots in British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half of the population claims Australian ancestry, followed by English at 41.5%, Irish at 12.1%, and Scottish at 10.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.3% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the 27.7% national average and fell by 1.9 percentage points since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (91.2%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 2.0%.
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 Glengarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221029/glengarry/topic/ancestry-heritage