10.2% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Belmont · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Belmont
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A typical mix of backgrounds defines Belmont, where only 10.2% of residents were born overseas. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, making it much less diverse than the state and country as a whole.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 45.2% and 41.6% of the population. Scottish and Irish backgrounds also feature prominently at 12.3% and 11.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people in Belmont were born in Australia, accounting for 84.7% of residents. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% for overseas births, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 2.6%.
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/sal/SAL10276/belmont/topic/ancestry-heritage