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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 21.1% of the Tamil speaking population in Blacktown City Council were born in Australia.
People speaking a language other than English at home may have been born in a variety of different countries. Second and third generation migrants may be born in Australia. This topic looks at the distribution of birthplaces for non-English language speakers only. It is likely to vary depending on which communities exist in the local area. Some countries may have multiple languages represented, in different parts of the country (eg. India), while other languages are spoken in a range of countries (e.g. Spanish, Arabic). This topic is another tool to pinpoint the particular cultural groups forming your community.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'In which country was the person born?'
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktown City Council - Tamil speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
| India | 3,117 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 1,357 | 27.4 | 35.8 | +1,760 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,833 | 35.0 | 32.9 | 2,409 | 48.6 | 42.5 | +424 |
| Malaysia | 167 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 98 | 2.0 | 2.7 | +69 |
| Singapore | 73 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 55 | 1.1 | 1.3 | +18 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 33 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +3 |
| United States of America | 20 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +14 |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +6 |
| Germany | 17 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +9 |
| Southern Asia, nfd | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -2 |
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| Birthplace - Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktown City Council - Tamil speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
| Overseas born | 6,376 | 78.8 | 81.5 | 4,041 | 81.5 | 84.9 | +2,335 |
| Australia | 1,709 | 21.1 | 18.3 | 903 | 18.2 | 14.6 | +806 |
| Not stated | 6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 17 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -11 |
| Total people | 8,091 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,961 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,130 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the Tamil speaking population in Blacktown City Council in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 78.8% of the Tamil speaking population was born overseas, compared with 81.5% for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the Tamil speaking population in Blacktown City and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of people born in Sri Lanka (35.0% compared to 32.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in India (38.5% compared to 42.0%)
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of Tamil speakers born overseas increased by 2,335 or 57.8%,
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the Tamil speaking population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were for those born in:
- India (+1,760 persons)
- Sri Lanka (+424 persons)
- Malaysia (+69 persons)
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