Berwick (South)
Birthplace
In 2016, 34.0% of people in Berwick (South) were born overseas, compared with 24.8% in Casey Foothills.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Berwick (South). 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, Berwick (South)'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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| Berwick (South) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Casey Foothills % | Number | % | Casey Foothills % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Total overseas born | 8,760 | 34.0 | 24.8 | 38000 | 6,925 | 30.1 | 23.7 | +1,835 |
| Australia | 16,024 | 62.1 | 69.1 | 38004 | 15,335 | 66.7 | 72.4 | +689 |
| Not stated | 1,014 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 38006 | 724 | 3.2 | 3.9 | +290 |
| Total Population | 25,798 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 22,984 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,814 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Berwick (South) - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Casey Foothills % | Number | % | Casey Foothills % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| India | 1,300 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 30013 | 694 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +606 |
| United Kingdom | 1,148 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 30036 | 1,365 | 5.9 | 5.6 | -217 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,136 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 30033 | 717 | 3.1 | 0.8 | +419 |
| New Zealand | 587 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 30023 | 525 | 2.3 | 0.9 | +62 |
| China | 574 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 30005 | 251 | 1.1 | 1.3 | +323 |
| South Africa | 341 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 30031 | 381 | 1.7 | 0.8 | -40 |
| Philippines | 266 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 30027 | 246 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +20 |
| Afghanistan | 227 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 30061 | 168 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +59 |
| Malaysia | 221 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 30020 | 159 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +62 |
| Mauritius | 200 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 30052 | 199 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +1 |
| Pakistan | 186 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 30108 | 83 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +103 |
| South Korea | 121 | 0.5 | -- | 30029 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +99 |
| Egypt | 115 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 30007 | 67 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +48 |
| Singapore | 102 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 30030 | 105 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -3 |
| Netherlands | 94 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 30022 | 117 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -23 |
| Fiji | 93 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 30008 | 82 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +11 |
| Indonesia | 92 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 30014 | 69 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +23 |
| United States of America | 90 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 30037 | 87 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +3 |
| Italy | 81 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 30017 | 79 | 0.3 | 1.9 | +2 |
| Romania | 79 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 30055 | 79 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Iran | 79 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 30049 | 38 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +41 |
| Poland | 75 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30028 | 69 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +6 |
| Chile | 72 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 30045 | 56 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +16 |
| Zimbabwe | 69 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 30131 | 63 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Bangladesh | 68 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 30063 | 30 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +38 |
| Germany | 61 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30010 | 58 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +3 |
| Vietnam | 58 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30038 | 40 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +18 |
| Serbia / Montenegro (fmr Yugoslavia) | 55 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 30032 | 51 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +4 |
| Lebanon | 50 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30019 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +21 |
| Samoa | 48 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 30110 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +23 |
| Ireland | 46 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 30016 | 69 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -23 |
| Hong Kong | 45 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30012 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +19 |
| Turkey | 42 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30035 | 36 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +6 |
| Taiwan | 41 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 30058 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +14 |
| Croatia | 40 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 30006 | 39 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 0.2 | -- | 30126 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +17 |
| El Salvador | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30078 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +5 |
| East Timor | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30047 | 42 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -6 |
| Kenya | 33 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30088 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +6 |
| Malta | 33 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30021 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +9 |
| Hungary | 28 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30048 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +19 |
| Canada | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30004 | 32 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -6 |
| Greece | 26 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30011 | 51 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -25 |
| Thailand | 26 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30034 | 30 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -4 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 0.1 | -- | 30104 | 37 | 0.2 | -- | -13 |
| Colombia | 23 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30071 | 28 | 0.1 | -- | -5 |
| Argentina | 23 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30041 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +2 |
| North Macedonia | 22 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30009 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +13 |
| Cambodia | 22 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30044 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 20 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30111 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +9 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30003 | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Iraq | 19 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30015 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -2 |
| Ethiopia | 18 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30081 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 18 | 0.1 | -- | 30070 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +15 |
| Russian Federation | 17 | 0.1 | -- | 30056 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Japan | 17 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30018 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -9 |
| Nepal | 14 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30102 | 9 | 0.0 | -- | +5 |
| Sudan | 12 | 0.0 | -- | 30134 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +6 |
| Israel | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30086 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Mexico | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30097 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +7 |
| France | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30039 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +9 |
| Austria | 11 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30042 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +2 |
| Ghana | 11 | 0.0 | -- | 30084 | 0 | -- | -- | +11 |
| Czechia | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30074 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +1 |
| Spain | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 30057 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +1 |
| Kuwait | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 30090 | 8 | 0.0 | -- | +2 |
| Seychelles | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30113 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +1 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 30120 | 0 | -- | 0.0 | +10 |
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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 Berwick (South) in 2016 compared to Casey Foothills shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 34.0% of the population was born overseas, compared with 24.8% for Casey Foothills.
The largest non-English speaking country of birth in Berwick (South) was India, where 5.0% of the population, or 1,300 people, were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in Berwick (South) and Casey Foothills were:
- A larger percentage of people born in India (5.0% compared to 1.1%)
- A larger percentage of people born in Sri Lanka (4.4% compared to 1.0%)
- A larger percentage of people born in New Zealand (2.3% compared to 1.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Italy (0.3% compared to 1.4%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people born overseas increased by 1,835 or 26.5%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2016 were for those born in:
- India (+606 persons)
- Sri Lanka (+419 persons)
- China (+323 persons)
- United Kingdom (-217 persons)