17.1% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Belmont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Belmont
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shifted the makeup of Belmont since 2011. While the area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, the proportion of people born abroad rose by 3.2 percentage points to reach 17.1% at the last census.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 40.3% and 35.9% of residents respectively. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, while German ancestry accounts for 4.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Belmont compared to the state and national figures, which are 30.0% and 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (79.0%), followed by those from India, England, New Zealand, and China.
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 Belmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021037/belmont/topic/ancestry-heritage