St Albans District
Birthplace
In 2016, 55.6% of people in St Albans District were born overseas, compared with 47.8% in City of Brimbank.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in St Albans District. 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, St Albans District'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'In which country was the person born?'
Total population
| Birthplace - Summary | ||||||||
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| St Albans District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | City of Brimbank % | Number | % | City of Brimbank % | 2001 to 2016 | |
 Total overseas born | 27,105 | 55.6 | 47.8 | 38000 | 24,756 | 51.8 | 42.9 | +2,349 |
| Australia | 17,233 | 35.4 | 44.9 | 38004 | 20,232 | 42.3 | 50.9 | -2,999 |
| Not stated | 4,379 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 38006 | 2,803 | 5.9 | 6.2 | +1,576 |
| Total Population | 48,717 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 47,791 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +926 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| St Albans District - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | City of Brimbank % | Number | % | City of Brimbank % | 2001 to 2016 | |
| Vietnam | 8,150 | 16.7 | 11.2 | 30038 | 5,663 | 11.8 | 8.2 | +2,487 |
| India | 2,961 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 30013 | 372 | 0.8 | 1.1 | +2,589 |
| Malta | 1,477 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 30021 | 2,595 | 5.4 | 4.3 | -1,118 |
| Philippines | 1,340 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 30027 | 1,165 | 2.4 | 2.2 | +175 |
| North Macedonia | 916 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 30009 | 1,630 | 3.4 | 2.6 | -714 |
| New Zealand | 905 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 30023 | 341 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +564 |
| Croatia | 755 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 30006 | 1,501 | 3.1 | 2.1 | -746 |
| Pakistan | 644 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 30108 | 73 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +571 |
| Greece | 630 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 30011 | 871 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -241 |
| Serbia / Montenegro (fmr Yugoslavia) | 541 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 30032 | 1,261 | 2.6 | 1.6 | -720 |
| China | 536 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 30005 | 312 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +224 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 517 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 30003 | 933 | 2.0 | 0.9 | -416 |
| Italy | 456 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 30017 | 831 | 1.7 | 2.7 | -375 |
| United Kingdom | 414 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 30036 | 730 | 1.5 | 1.9 | -316 |
| Samoa | 341 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 30110 | 68 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +273 |
| Germany | 328 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 30010 | 632 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -304 |
| Sri Lanka | 305 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 30033 | 227 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +78 |
| Cyprus | 293 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 30046 | 443 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -150 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 274 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 30070 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +268 |
| Poland | 270 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 30028 | 650 | 1.4 | 1.2 | -380 |
| Egypt | 263 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 30007 | 337 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -74 |
| Sudan | 232 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 30134 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +224 |
| Lebanon | 226 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 30019 | 304 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -78 |
| Ethiopia | 215 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 30081 | 34 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +181 |
| Chile | 166 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30045 | 289 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -123 |
| Turkey | 151 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30035 | 235 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -84 |
| Nepal | 151 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30102 | 0 | -- | 0.0 | +151 |
| East Timor | 150 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 30047 | 278 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -128 |
| Malaysia | 149 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 30020 | 102 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +47 |
| El Salvador | 145 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30078 | 171 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -26 |
| South Sudan | 142 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 30135 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Iran | 131 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30049 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +118 |
| Iraq | 125 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 30015 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +96 |
| Thailand | 123 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30034 | 78 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +45 |
| Hong Kong | 118 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30012 | 130 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -12 |
| Laos | 111 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30091 | 153 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -42 |
| Fiji | 102 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30008 | 122 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -20 |
| Slovenia | 94 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30116 | 152 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -58 |
| Liberia | 84 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30093 | 0 | -- | -- | +84 |
| Afghanistan | 78 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30061 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +51 |
| Austria | 65 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30042 | 126 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -61 |
| Portugal | 64 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30054 | 117 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -53 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30014 | 74 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -10 |
| Uruguay | 63 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30127 | 106 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -43 |
| Eritrea | 61 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30079 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +55 |
| Netherlands | 57 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30022 | 122 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -65 |
| Romania | 56 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30055 | 147 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -91 |
| Bangladesh | 56 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 30063 | 30 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +26 |
| Argentina | 54 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30041 | 117 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -63 |
| Cambodia | 52 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30044 | 67 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -15 |
| Tonga | 51 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30123 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +37 |
| Kenya | 50 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30088 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +44 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30104 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +45 |
| Mauritius | 44 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30052 | 55 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -11 |
| Ukraine | 43 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30060 | 107 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -64 |
| Spain | 39 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30057 | 72 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -33 |
| Somalia | 38 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30117 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +35 |
| Syria | 38 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30121 | 57 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -19 |
| Uganda | 36 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30125 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +30 |
| United States of America | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30037 | 37 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1 |
| France | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30039 | 43 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -7 |
| Ireland | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30016 | 61 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -25 |
| Hungary | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30048 | 92 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -63 |
| Japan | 28 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30018 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +16 |
| Russian Federation | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30056 | 42 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -15 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30026 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +13 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30058 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Colombia | 23 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30071 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +17 |
| Singapore | 22 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30030 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +4 |
| Sierra Leone | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30114 | 0 | -- | -- | +22 |
| Albania | 21 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30062 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Bulgaria | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30069 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30131 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +2 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30120 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30072 | 0 | -- | 0.0 | +17 |
| Cook Islands | 17 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30073 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Ghana | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30084 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +3 |
| Macau | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30096 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 |
| Libya | 16 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30094 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -4 |
| South Africa | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30031 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -3 |
| Canada | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30004 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +9 |
| Finland | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30082 | 34 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -21 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30126 | 0 | -- | 0.0 | +13 |
| Lithuania | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30095 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -4 |
| South Korea | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30029 | 33 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -21 |
| Peru | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30109 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 |
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Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the population in St Albans District in 2016 compared to City of Brimbank shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 55.6% of the population was born overseas, compared with 47.8% for City of Brimbank.
The largest non-English speaking country of birth in St Albans District was Vietnam, where 16.7% of the population, or 8,150 people, were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in St Albans District and City of Brimbank were:
- A larger percentage of people born in Vietnam (16.7% compared to 11.2%)
- A larger percentage of people born in India (6.1% compared to 4.8%)
Emerging groups
Between 2001 and 2016, the number of people born overseas increased by 2,349 or 9.5%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2001 and 2016 were for those born in:
- India (+2,589 persons)
- Vietnam (+2,487 persons)
- Malta (-1,118 persons)
- Croatia (-746 persons)