6.9% ▲ +57.8%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bell · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in overseas births has seen the proportion of people born outside Australia in Bell (L) grow to 6.9%. This is a very low figure compared to the rest of the country, where the vast majority of residents are Australian-born.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 41% of the population. Irish, German, and Scottish roots also feature in the local breakdown.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While this rose 2.5 percentage points since 2011, the area remains much less diverse than most other areas, with 89.4% born in Australia.
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 Bell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322014/bell/topic/ancestry-heritage