35.2% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bass Hill · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of cultures shapes daily life in Bass Hill, where over a third of the population was born outside Australia. This high level of overseas birth is reflected in a wide range of ancestral backgrounds, with Vietnamese and Chinese heritages being particularly prominent.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, though Vietnamese (9.8%), Chinese (4.4%), and Italian (4.2%) also make up significant portions of the community.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 35.2% of people were born overseas, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 56.5% were born in Australia, Vietnam is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.9%.
35.2% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bass Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10224/bass-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage