18.6% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Belgrave · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Belgrave
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian heritage are the most common roots for people in Belgrave. While many residents identify with these backgrounds, nearly one in five people here were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.5%, followed by Australian at 37.6%. Other frequent responses include Irish (14.5%), Scottish (13.4%) and German (6.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and well below the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.8%), with England (6.7%) and New Zealand (1.4%) being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Belgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20188/belgrave/topic/ancestry-heritage