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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 9.2% of people in Wattle Range Council area were born overseas, compared with 11.0% in Limestone Coast region.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Wattle Range Council area. 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, Wattle Range Council area'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 | |||||||
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| Wattle Range Council area - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Limestone Coast region % | Number | % | Limestone Coast region % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Total overseas born | 1,095 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 972 | 8.3 | 10.0 | +123 |
| Australia | 9,875 | 83.1 | 82.1 | 9,815 | 84.0 | 83.0 | +60 |
| Not stated | 919 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 893 | 7.6 | 7.1 | +26 |
| Total Population | 11,889 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,680 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +209 |
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||||||
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| Wattle Range Council area - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Limestone Coast region % | Number | % | Limestone Coast region % | 2016 to 2021 |
| United Kingdom | 445 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 424 | 3.6 | 2.9 | +21 |
| New Zealand | 108 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 86 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +22 |
| Philippines | 74 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 45 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +29 |
| Netherlands | 72 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 79 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -7 |
| Italy | 50 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 64 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -14 |
| Germany | 46 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 43 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +3 |
| India | 31 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +16 |
| China | 31 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +26 |
| United States of America | 27 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +5 |
| South Africa | 24 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +7 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Wattle Range Council area in 2021 compared to Limestone Coast region shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 9.2% of the population was born overseas, compared with 11.0% for Limestone Coast region.
There were no major differences between Wattle Range Council area and Limestone Coast region in 2021.
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 123 or 12.7%.
There were no major differences in Wattle Range Council area between 2016 and 2021.
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