16.7% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bemm River · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bemm River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Bemm River than in most similar areas. Despite this, the typical resident still has roots in the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 41.7% and 38.9% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Dutch heritage are also common across the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 16.7% of people were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (76.4%), followed by New Zealand and England.
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 Bemm River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20202/bemm-river/topic/ancestry-heritage