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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 48.0% of people in the City of Wyndham were born overseas, compared with 33.6% in the City of Swan .
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in the City of Wyndham . 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 City of Wyndham '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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| City of Wyndham - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | City of Swan % | Number | % | City of Swan % | 2011 to 2021 |
| Total overseas born | 140,111 | 48.0 | 33.6 | 54,323 | 33.6 | 29.8 | +85,788 |
| Australia | 136,855 | 46.9 | 61.8 | 98,656 | 61.1 | 64.4 | +38,199 |
| Not stated | 15,033 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 8,595 | 5.3 | 5.8 | +6,438 |
| Total Population | 291,999 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 161,574 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +130,425 |
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||||||
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| City of Wyndham - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | City of Swan % | Number | % | City of Swan % | 2011 to 2021 |
| India | 50,435 | 17.3 | 4.0 | 8,094 | 5.0 | 1.6 | +42,341 |
| New Zealand | 9,449 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5,032 | 3.1 | 3.6 | +4,417 |
| Philippines | 7,645 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3,923 | 2.4 | 1.1 | +3,722 |
| China | 7,488 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2,485 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +5,003 |
| United Kingdom | 6,082 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 6,396 | 4.0 | 9.0 | -314 |
| Pakistan | 4,465 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 736 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +3,729 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,960 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1,218 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1,742 |
| Malaysia | 2,760 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1,280 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +1,480 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 2,652 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1,017 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +1,635 |
| Bangladesh | 2,621 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 646 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +1,975 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the population in the City of Wyndham in 2021 compared to the City of Swan shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 48.0% of the population was born overseas, compared with 33.6% for the City of Swan .
The largest non-English speaking country of birth in the City of Wyndham was India, where 17.3% of the population, or 50,435 people, were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in the City of Wyndham and the City of Swan were:
- A larger percentage of people born in India (17.3% compared to 4.0%)
- A larger percentage of people born in China (2.6% compared to 0.5%)
- A larger percentage of people born in Pakistan (1.5% compared to 0.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in United Kingdom (2.1% compared to 6.8%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 85788 or 157.9%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2021 were for those born in:
- India (+42,341 persons)
- China (+5,003 persons)
- New Zealand (+4,417 persons)
- Pakistan (+3,729 persons)
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