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In 2021, 57.0% of the Greek speaking population in City of Port Phillip were born in Australia.

People speaking a language other than English at home may have been born in a variety of different countries. Second and third generation migrants may be born in Australia. This topic looks at the distribution of birthplaces for non-English language speakers only. It is likely to vary depending on which communities exist in the local area. Some countries may have multiple languages represented, in different parts of the country (eg. India), while other languages are spoken in a range of countries (e.g. Spanish, Arabic). This topic is another tool to pinpoint the particular cultural groups forming your community.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In which country was the person born?'

Birthplace - Ranked by size
City of Port Phillip - Greek speakers20212016Change
BirthplaceNumber%City of Port Phillip - Total populationNumber%City of Port Phillip - Total population2016 to 2021
Greece93436.11.11,05839.91.2-124
Cyprus642.50.1752.80.1-11
Egypt311.20.2341.30.2-3
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Excludes countries with fewer than 10 people.

Birthplace - Summary
City of Port Phillip - Greek speakers20212016Change
BirthplaceNumber%City of Port Phillip - Total populationNumber%City of Port Phillip - Total population2016 to 2021
Overseas born1,08341.832.91,21545.831.5-132
Australia1,47657.060.71,38952.457.8+87
Not stated311.26.4471.810.7-16
Total people2,590100.0100.02,651100.0100.0-61
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the country of birth of the Greek speaking population in City of Port Phillip in 2021 compared to the total population in City of Port Phillip shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.

Overall, 41.8% of the Greek speaking population was born overseas, compared with 32.9% for the total population in City of Port Phillip.

The major differences between the countries of birth of the Greek speaking population in the City of Port Phillip and the total population in City of Port Phillip were:

  • A larger percentage of people born in Greece (36.1% compared to 1.1%)
  • A larger percentage of people born in Cyprus (2.5% compared to 0.1%)
  • A larger percentage of people born in Egypt (1.2% compared to 0.2%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of Greek speakers born overseas decreased by 132 or 10.9%,

The largest change in birthplace countries of the Greek speaking population in this area between 2016 and 2021 was for those born in:

  • Greece (-124 persons)

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