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Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers

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In 2021, 14.3% of people in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers were born overseas, compared with 17.7% in Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers. 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, Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers'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.

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Derived from the Census question:

'In which country was the person born?'

Birthplace - Summary
Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
BirthplaceNumber%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %2016 to 2021
Total overseas born71314.317.760813.217.8+105
Australia3,92478.576.63,56377.675.4+361
Not stated3597.25.84209.26.8-62
Total Population4,996100.0100.04,592100.0100.0+404
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Birthplace - Ranked by size
Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers - Overseas born (Usual residence)20212016Change
BirthplaceNumber%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %2016 to 2021
United Kingdom3657.38.23287.18.9+37
New Zealand771.51.4491.11.4+28
Germany330.70.6280.60.6+5
United States of America300.60.4160.40.3+13
Canada200.40.210.00.2+18
Netherlands190.40.570.20.6+11
South Africa170.30.5150.30.4+2
Ireland150.30.4140.30.4+1
Italy120.20.7120.30.70
Philippines110.20.30--0.3+11
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Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers in 2021 compared to Mornington Peninsula Shire shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.

Overall, 14.3% of the population was born overseas, compared with 17.7% for Mornington Peninsula Shire.

There were no major differences between Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers and Mornington Peninsula Shire in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 105 or 17.3%.

There were no major differences in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers between 2016 and 2021.

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