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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 22.7% of people in Queensland were born overseas, compared with 21.8% in Northern Territory.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Queensland. The mix of Country of Birth groups is also indicative of historical settlement patterns, as source countries for Australia's immigration program have varied significantly over time.
To get a more complete picture of cultural and ethnic characteristics, Queensland's Country of Birth data should be viewed together with Ancestry, Language Spoken at Home and Religion.
Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual birthplace groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS. For more information see notes on data confidentiality.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'In which country was the person born?'
| Birthplace - Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Northern Territory % | Number | % | Northern Territory % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Total overseas born | 1,170,320 | 22.7 | 21.8 | 695,217 | 17.9 | 13.7 | +475,103 |
| Australia | 3,679,899 | 71.4 | 69.5 | 2,927,019 | 75.2 | 76.9 | +752,880 |
| Not stated | 305,794 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 269,446 | 6.9 | 9.4 | +36,348 |
| Total Population | 5,156,013 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,891,682 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,264,331 |
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Northern Territory % | Number | % | Northern Territory % | 2006 to 2021 |
| United Kingdom | 227,177 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 192,051 | 4.9 | 3.2 | +35,126 |
| New Zealand | 208,572 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 148,003 | 3.8 | 1.7 | +60,569 |
| India | 71,819 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 10,937 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +60,882 |
| China | 55,762 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 15,019 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +40,743 |
| Philippines | 51,529 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 18,664 | 0.5 | 1.0 | +32,865 |
| South Africa | 49,699 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 22,640 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +27,059 |
| Vietnam | 24,455 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 13,062 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +11,393 |
| Germany | 20,981 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 19,976 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +1,005 |
| United States of America | 20,271 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 12,149 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +8,122 |
| South Korea | 19,658 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7,598 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +12,060 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Queensland in 2021 compared to Northern Territory shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 22.7% of the population was born overseas, compared with 21.8% for Northern Territory.
The largest non-English speaking country of birth in Queensland was India, where 1.4% of the population, or 71,819 people, were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in Queensland and Northern Territory were:
- A larger percentage of people born in New Zealand (4.0% compared to 1.7%)
- A larger percentage of people born in United Kingdom (4.4% compared to 2.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Philippines (1.0% compared to 2.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Nepal (0.2% compared to 1.3%)
Emerging groups
Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 475103 or 68.3%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2006 and 2021 were for those born in:
- India (+60,882 persons)
- New Zealand (+60,569 persons)
- China (+40,743 persons)
- United Kingdom (+35,126 persons)
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