31.3% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bellfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bellfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English is the most common ancestry in Bellfield, where 25.7% of residents claim this heritage. The area is quite diverse, with over 31% of the population born overseas, which is well above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 25.7% and 23.1% of the population. Irish (9.9%), Chinese (8.0%), and Scottish (7.2%) are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 31.3% of the community, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While 63.4% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include China, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
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 Bellfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20198/bellfield/topic/ancestry-heritage