26.4% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bellevue Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bellevue Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of people in Bellevue Heights were born overseas, making it more diverse than most similar areas. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prevalent, making up 39.6% and 33.8% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (11.0%), German (9.8%), and Irish (9.1%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.4% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the South Australian figure. While 70.8% were born in Australia, others arrived from England (6.2%), China (2.4%), India (1.8%), and New Zealand (1.1%).
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 Bellevue Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40092/bellevue-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage