23.0% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bells Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bells Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of local and global backgrounds shapes daily life in Bells Creek, where nearly one quarter of residents were born overseas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the community is more internationally diverse than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51.6%, followed by Australian at 36.2% and Scottish at 12.5%. Irish and German roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the Queensland figure, it is well below the national rate of 27.7%.
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 Bells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30222/bells-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage