39.8% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Belmont (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Belmont (East Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increase in overseas-born residents is a key feature of Belmont (East Metropolitan), where the share of people born abroad rose to 39.8% in 2021. This is far above the national figure and reflects a growing trend of migration to the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 29.8% and Australian at 24.0%. Other significant groups include people with Irish, Chinese, and Scottish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 40% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian average of 32.2%. While 53.7% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, India, and the Philippines.
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 Belmont (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50702/belmont/topic/ancestry-heritage