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Hobsons Bay City

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In 2021, India had the highest proportion of recent overseas arrivals, making up 26.1% of the total recent overseas arrivals in Hobsons Bay City.

Country of Birth data identifies where people were born. For recent arrivals, this indicates the countries which have provided overseas migrants to Hobsons Bay City in the last 5 years. This may be quite different to the overall cultural makeup of the place, and indicates the emerging or changing birthplace groups in the most recent time period.

To get a more complete picture of cultural and ethnic characteristics, Hobsons Bay City's Country of Birth data should be viewed together with Language Spoken at Home and Age Structure.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In which country was the person born?'

Birthplace - Ranked by size
Hobsons Bay City - Recent arrivals2021
BirthplaceNumber%Victoria
India1,06426.124.1
United Kingdom3278.03.8
Philippines2776.84.5
New Zealand2235.53.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1483.612.3
Thailand1433.51.6
Nepal1403.42.9
Colombia1363.31.6
Vietnam1202.93.3
Pakistan952.33.0
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes countries with fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the country of birth of recent overseas arrivals in Hobsons Bay City in 2021 compared to Victoria shows that there was a similar proportion of people from a non-English speaking background.

The largest non-English speaking country of birth for the recent overseas arriving population in Hobsons Bay City was India, where 26.1% or 1,064 people were born.

The major differences between the countries of birth of the recent overseas arriving population in Hobsons Bay City and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of people born in United Kingdom (8.0% compared to 3.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) (3.6% compared to 12.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people born in Sri Lanka (0.9% compared to 3.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people born in Malaysia (1.6% compared to 4.2%)

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