29.6% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blairmount · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blairmount
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A little more than a quarter of people in Blairmount were born overseas, a figure slightly above the national average. This diverse mix is seen in the local ancestry, where Australian and English roots are most common, but Filipino and Italian heritage are also prominent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 25.2%, followed by English at 19.6%. Other notable groups include Irish at 7.1%, Filipino at 5.4%, and Italian at 4.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.6% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are the Philippines (3.2%), Vietnam (2.2%), and India (2.0%).
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 Blairmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10400/blairmount/topic/ancestry-heritage