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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 19.3% of people in the Shire of Harvey were born overseas, compared with 19.2% in Bunbury SA4.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in the Shire of Harvey. 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 Shire of Harvey'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 | |||||||
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| Shire of Harvey - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Bunbury SA4 % | Number | % | Bunbury SA4 % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Total overseas born | 5,499 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 5,078 | 19.1 | 18.7 | +421 |
| Australia | 21,624 | 75.7 | 74.4 | 19,334 | 72.8 | 72.9 | +2,290 |
| Not stated | 1,441 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 2,136 | 8.0 | 8.4 | -695 |
| Total Population | 28,564 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 26,548 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,016 |
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||||||
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| Shire of Harvey - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Bunbury SA4 % | Number | % | Bunbury SA4 % | 2016 to 2021 |
| United Kingdom | 1,829 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 1,851 | 7.0 | 7.5 | -22 |
| New Zealand | 941 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1,017 | 3.8 | 2.8 | -76 |
| Philippines | 533 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 389 | 1.5 | 0.9 | +144 |
| South Africa | 420 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 396 | 1.5 | 1.3 | +24 |
| Italy | 161 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 176 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -15 |
| India | 159 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 79 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +80 |
| Zimbabwe | 139 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 136 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +3 |
| China | 116 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 62 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +54 |
| Netherlands | 109 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 103 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +6 |
| Ireland | 98 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 96 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +2 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the population in the Shire of Harvey in 2021 compared to Bunbury SA4 shows that there was a similar proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 19.3% of the population was born overseas, compared with 19.2% for Bunbury SA4.
The largest non-English speaking country of birth in the Shire of Harvey was Philippines, where 1.9% of the population, or 533 people, were born.
The major difference between the countries of birth of the population in the Shire of Harvey and Bunbury SA4 was:
- A smaller percentage of people born in United Kingdom (6.4% compared to 7.4%)
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 421 or 8.3%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were for those born in:
- Philippines (+144 persons)
- India (+80 persons)
- New Zealand (-76 persons)
- Vanuatu (+67 persons)
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