12.4% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bellarine · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bellarine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong connection to British and Irish roots shapes daily life in Bellarine, where nearly 45% of residents claim English ancestry. This heritage is reflected in a population that is far more likely to be born in Australia than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 32.5%. Scottish (17.2%) and Irish (14.2%) roots are also common, while Dutch ancestry accounts for 5.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (78.7%), with England the most frequent overseas birthplace at 4.7%.
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 Bellarine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20193/bellarine/topic/ancestry-heritage