15.5% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ben Bullen · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in Ben Bullen, with both making up 46.5% of the population. This sparsely populated area has a strong tie to these roots, while a small number of residents were born overseas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian heritages are equally dominant here at 46.5% each. Other common ancestries include Scottish at 9.9%, Irish at 8.5%, and German at 4.2%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.5% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%, with 78.9% of the population born in Australia.
15.5% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Ben Bullen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10285/ben-bullen/topic/ancestry-heritage