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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, Nepal had the highest proportion of recent overseas arrivals, making up 14.3% of the total recent overseas arrivals in the Inner West Council.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born. For recent arrivals, this indicates the countries which have provided overseas migrants to the Inner West Council 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, the Inner West Council'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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inner West Council - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Sydney |
| Nepal | 1,357 | 14.3 | 9.3 |
| United Kingdom | 1,010 | 10.6 | 4.9 |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 896 | 9.4 | 12.0 |
| India | 531 | 5.6 | 17.4 |
| Vietnam | 472 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| United States of America | 443 | 4.7 | 1.8 |
| Philippines | 442 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| New Zealand | 347 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| Brazil | 346 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| Colombia | 328 | 3.5 | 1.4 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of recent overseas arrivals in the Inner West Council in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney 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 Inner West Council area was Nepal, where 14.3% or 1,357 people were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the recent overseas arriving population in Inner West Council area and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of people born in United Kingdom (10.6% compared to 4.9%)
- A larger percentage of people born in Nepal (14.3% compared to 9.3%)
- A larger percentage of people born in United States of America (4.7% compared to 1.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in India (5.6% compared to 17.4%)
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