7.1% ▲ +142.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bell · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots define the heritage of Bell, where 67% of residents claim English, Irish, or Scottish ancestry. This heritage is reflected in the local population, as the vast majority of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are the most common, at 42% and 39.7% respectively, while 15.4% of people identify as Irish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Very few people here were born overseas, at just 7.1%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (86.9%), with the Philippines being the most common overseas birthplace at 2.4%.
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 Bell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30211/bell/topic/ancestry-heritage