7.5% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Belmont South - Blacksmiths · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common backgrounds for people in Belmont South - Blacksmiths, with English ancestry accounting for 44.9% of residents. This creates a community with very deep roots in these two groups and a very low proportion of residents born overseas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English and Australian heritage, Scottish ancestry is the next most common at 12%, followed by Irish at 11.3% and German at 3.7%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of the population was born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This level of overseas birth has barely changed since 2011, and 87.7% of the community were born in Australia.
7.5% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Belmont South - Blacksmiths [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011207/belmont-south-blacksmiths/topic/ancestry-heritage