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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 7.7% of people in Southern Grampians Shire were born overseas, compared with 7.4% in Moyne Shire.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Southern Grampians Shire. 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, Southern Grampians Shire'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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| Southern Grampians Shire - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Moyne Shire % | Number | % | Moyne Shire % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Total overseas born | 1,275 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 1,179 | 7.4 | 7.2 | +96 |
| Australia | 14,204 | 85.6 | 85.1 | 13,521 | 84.8 | 83.9 | +683 |
| Not stated | 1,106 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 1,239 | 7.8 | 8.9 | -133 |
| Total Population | 16,585 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 15,939 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +646 |
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||||||
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| Southern Grampians Shire - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Moyne Shire % | Number | % | Moyne Shire % | 2016 to 2021 |
| United Kingdom | 402 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 388 | 2.4 | 2.4 | +14 |
| New Zealand | 221 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 205 | 1.3 | 1.7 | +16 |
| India | 84 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 60 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +24 |
| South Africa | 54 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 51 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +3 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 66 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -17 |
| Philippines | 48 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 46 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +2 |
| Germany | 43 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +7 |
| United States of America | 32 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +2 |
| Thailand | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +7 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +11 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Southern Grampians Shire in 2021 compared to Moyne Shire shows that there was a similar proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 7.7% of the population was born overseas, compared with 7.4% for Moyne Shire.
There were no major differences between Southern Grampians Shire and Moyne Shire in 2021.
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 96 or 8.1%.
There were no major differences in Southern Grampians Shire between 2016 and 2021.
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