49.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bella Vista · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bella Vista
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common heritage in Bella Vista, where 20.1% of people claim these roots. This is a highly diverse area where nearly half the population was born outside Australia, far exceeding both state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community has a strong mix of backgrounds, with Indian (14.9%), English (14.2%), and Australian (13.2%) ancestries following Chinese as the most common. Irish heritage is also present for 4.3% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost half of the people in Bella Vista were born overseas, at 49.7%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 48.5% were born in Australia, many others come from India (10.7%) and China (8.7%).
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 Bella Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10263/bella-vista/topic/ancestry-heritage