22.2% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Belair · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Belair
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Belair claim English ancestry, marking it as a place with deep ties to the British Isles. This reflects a strong British heritage throughout the area, where English, Australian, Scottish and Irish roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 47%, followed by Australian at 36.1%. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, at 13.2% and 10.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.2% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is a little below the South Australian rate of 24.1% and well below the national figure 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 Belair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40089/belair/topic/ancestry-heritage