Narre Warren
Birthplace
In 2016, 36.7% of people in Narre Warren were born overseas, compared with 49.0% in Cranbourne North (PSP).
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Narre Warren. 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, Narre Warren'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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| Narre Warren - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Cranbourne North (PSP) % | Number | % | Cranbourne North (PSP) % | 2001 to 2016 | |
 Total overseas born | 9,780 | 36.7 | 49.0 | 38000 | 6,408 | 26.5 | 18.4 | +3,372 |
| Australia | 15,516 | 58.3 | 44.6 | 38004 | 16,457 | 68.1 | 75.3 | -941 |
| Not stated | 1,326 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 38006 | 1,284 | 5.3 | 6.3 | +41 |
| Total Population | 26,622 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 24,150 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,472 | |
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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| Narre Warren - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Cranbourne North (PSP) % | Number | % | Cranbourne North (PSP) % | 2001 to 2016 | |
| India | 1,207 | 4.5 | 10.8 | 30013 | 349 | 1.4 | -- | +857 |
| Sri Lanka | 966 | 3.6 | 12.6 | 30033 | 364 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +601 |
| United Kingdom | 910 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 30036 | 1,431 | 5.9 | 5.5 | -521 |
| Afghanistan | 682 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 30061 | 121 | 0.5 | -- | +560 |
| New Zealand | 618 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 30023 | 423 | 1.8 | 0.8 | +195 |
| China | 406 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 30005 | 115 | 0.5 | 1.0 | +290 |
| Philippines | 326 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 30027 | 164 | 0.7 | -- | +162 |
| Mauritius | 265 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 30052 | 243 | 1.0 | 0.6 | +22 |
| Pakistan | 199 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 30108 | 43 | 0.2 | -- | +155 |
| East Timor | 197 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 30047 | 140 | 0.6 | -- | +57 |
| South Africa | 187 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 30031 | 177 | 0.7 | -- | +10 |
| Fiji | 184 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 30008 | 117 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +67 |
| Serbia / Montenegro (fmr Yugoslavia) | 182 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 30032 | 198 | 0.8 | -- | -16 |
| Iran | 171 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 30049 | 5 | 0.0 | -- | +166 |
| Romania | 169 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 30055 | 73 | 0.3 | -- | +96 |
| Italy | 163 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 30017 | 186 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -24 |
| Vietnam | 154 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 30038 | 62 | 0.3 | -- | +92 |
| Poland | 136 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 30028 | 139 | 0.6 | -- | -4 |
| Cambodia | 132 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 30044 | 114 | 0.5 | -- | +18 |
| Malaysia | 127 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 30020 | 43 | 0.2 | -- | +84 |
| Egypt | 125 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 30007 | 82 | 0.3 | -- | +43 |
| Croatia | 119 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 30006 | 187 | 0.8 | -- | -68 |
| Samoa | 116 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 30110 | 33 | 0.1 | -- | +83 |
| Germany | 114 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 30010 | 162 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -49 |
| Netherlands | 107 | 0.4 | -- | 30022 | 197 | 0.8 | 2.7 | -90 |
| Chile | 105 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 30045 | 115 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -11 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 94 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 30003 | 57 | 0.2 | -- | +36 |
| Indonesia | 92 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30014 | 13 | 0.1 | -- | +78 |
| Lebanon | 90 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 30019 | 54 | 0.2 | 1.2 | +35 |
| Singapore | 81 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 30030 | 60 | 0.2 | -- | +21 |
| Greece | 76 | 0.3 | -- | 30011 | 64 | 0.3 | -- | +11 |
| Hong Kong | 54 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30012 | 22 | 0.1 | -- | +31 |
| Iraq | 54 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 30015 | 4 | 0.0 | -- | +50 |
| United States of America | 48 | 0.2 | -- | 30037 | 29 | 0.1 | -- | +18 |
| Ireland | 47 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30016 | 72 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -26 |
| Turkey | 47 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30035 | 34 | 0.1 | -- | +13 |
| El Salvador | 47 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 30078 | 39 | 0.2 | -- | +8 |
| Thailand | 46 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30034 | 39 | 0.2 | -- | +7 |
| North Macedonia | 45 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30009 | 34 | 0.1 | -- | +10 |
| Hungary | 45 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30048 | 32 | 0.1 | -- | +13 |
| Argentina | 40 | 0.2 | -- | 30041 | 46 | 0.2 | -- | -7 |
| Bangladesh | 37 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30063 | 11 | 0.0 | -- | +26 |
| Malta | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30021 | 43 | 0.2 | -- | -7 |
| Sudan | 34 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 30134 | 8 | 0.0 | -- | +26 |
| United Arab Emirates | 32 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30126 | 6 | 0.0 | -- | +26 |
| Colombia | 31 | 0.1 | -- | 30071 | 29 | 0.1 | -- | +2 |
| Nepal | 26 | 0.1 | -- | 30102 | 0 | -- | -- | +26 |
| Kenya | 25 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 30088 | 6 | 0.0 | -- | +19 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 0.1 | -- | 30127 | 19 | 0.1 | -- | +6 |
| South Korea | 25 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30029 | 0 | -- | -- | +25 |
| France | 24 | 0.1 | -- | 30039 | 15 | 0.1 | -- | +9 |
| Cook Islands | 24 | 0.1 | -- | 30073 | 6 | 0.0 | -- | +18 |
| Ethiopia | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30081 | 6 | 0.0 | -- | +18 |
| Austria | 23 | 0.1 | -- | 30042 | 33 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -10 |
| Syria | 22 | 0.1 | -- | 30121 | 8 | 0.0 | -- | +14 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 0.1 | -- | 30060 | 9 | 0.0 | -- | +10 |
| Seychelles | 17 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30113 | 22 | 0.1 | -- | -5 |
| Kuwait | 16 | 0.1 | -- | 30090 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +13 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 0.1 | -- | 30058 | 0 | -- | 0.6 | +16 |
| Portugal | 16 | 0.1 | -- | 30054 | 23 | 0.1 | -- | -8 |
| South Sudan | 15 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 30135 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Spain | 14 | 0.1 | -- | 30057 | 27 | 0.1 | -- | -13 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 0.0 | -- | 30069 | 13 | 0.1 | -- | -1 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30131 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +10 |
| Saudi Arabia | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30111 | 0 | -- | -- | +12 |
| Gaza Strip and West Bank | 12 | 0.0 | -- | 30083 | 9 | 0.0 | -- | +3 |
| Russian Federation | 12 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 30056 | 4 | 0.0 | -- | +8 |
| Canada | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30004 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -5 |
| Japan | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 30018 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
| Peru | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 30109 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
| Somalia | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 30117 | 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 Narre Warren in 2016 compared to Cranbourne North (PSP) shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 36.7% of the population was born overseas, compared with 49.0% for Cranbourne North (PSP).
The largest non-English speaking country of birth in Narre Warren was India, where 4.5% of the population, or 1,207 people, were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in Narre Warren and Cranbourne North (PSP) were:
- A smaller percentage of people born in Sri Lanka (3.6% compared to 12.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in India (4.5% compared to 10.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Philippines (1.2% compared to 2.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Malaysia (0.5% compared to 1.5%)
Emerging groups
Between 2001 and 2016, the number of people born overseas increased by 3,372 or 52.6%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2001 and 2016 were for those born in:
- India (+857 persons)
- Sri Lanka (+601 persons)
- Afghanistan (+560 persons)
- United Kingdom (-521 persons)