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City of Brimbank

Birthplace

In 2021, 48.2% of people in the City of Brimbank were born overseas, compared with 35.7% in Greater Melbourne.

Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in the City of Brimbank. 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, the City of Brimbank'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
City of Brimbank - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
BirthplaceNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2011 to 2021
Total overseas born93,72248.235.784,19346.131.4+9,529
Australia89,27145.959.985,77746.963.3+3,494
Not stated11,6236.04.412,7627.05.3-1,139
Total Population194,616100.0100.0182,732100.0100.0+11,884
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Birthplace - Ranked by size
City of Brimbank - Overseas born (Usual residence)20212011Change
BirthplaceNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2011 to 2021
Vietnam25,39113.01.817,9979.81.7+7,394
India8,2094.24.97,7744.32.7+435
Philippines5,7593.01.25,2252.90.8+534
Malta4,0862.10.35,3742.90.5-1,288
North Macedonia3,0331.60.43,2871.80.4-254
Italy2,8191.41.23,6232.01.7-804
New Zealand2,6011.31.72,4021.31.7+199
China2,2021.13.42,0861.12.3+116
Croatia2,0351.00.32,7341.50.4-699
Greece2,0311.00.92,3821.31.2-351
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Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the country of birth of the population in the City of Brimbank in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.

Overall, 48.2% of the population was born overseas, compared with 35.7% for Greater Melbourne.

The largest non-English speaking country of birth in the City of Brimbank was Vietnam, where 13.0% of the population, or 25,391 people, were born.

The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in the City of Brimbank and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of people born in Vietnam (13.0% compared to 1.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people born in Malta (2.1% compared to 0.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people born in United Kingdom (1.0% compared to 3.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people born in China (1.1% compared to 3.4%)

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 9529 or 11.3%.

The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2021 were for those born in:

  • Vietnam (+7,394 persons)
  • Burma (Myanmar) (+1,349 persons)
  • Malta (-1,288 persons)
  • Pakistan (+1,213 persons)

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