45.2% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bull Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bull Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas-born residents have grown to make up nearly half the population in Bull Creek, making it far more diverse than the state average. A striking 45.2% of people here were born in another country, with Chinese and English backgrounds now prominently shaping the local community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 29.7%, followed by Chinese at 24.6% and Australian at 23.0%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present, each accounting for 7.0% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas residents make up 45.2% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high proportion is reflected in the birthplaces, with 5.3% of people born in China and 5.6% in 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 Bull Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50201/bull-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage