22.0% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Belair · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Belair
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English heritage is the most common ancestor for people in Belair, where 47.3% of residents claim this background. This British influence is a major part of the area's identity, with a large proportion of the population also tracing their roots to Australia and Scotland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the community identifies as English, followed by Australian (35.9%) and Scottish (13.0%) ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 10.7% and German at 8.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the national figure of 27.7% and a little below South Australia's 24.1%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011 and is around the middle for similar areas, with England (8.4%) being the most common overseas birthplace.
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 Belair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031065/belair/topic/ancestry-heritage