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City of Whittlesea

Birthplace

In 2021, 37.6% of people in the City of Whittlesea were born overseas, compared with 27.7% in Australia.

Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in the City of Whittlesea. 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 Whittlesea'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
City of Whittlesea - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
BirthplaceNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Total overseas born86,32637.627.770,02435.526.3+16,302
Australia133,44058.266.9115,30558.466.7+18,135
Not stated9,6254.25.312,1646.27.0-2,539
Total Population229,391100.0100.0197,493100.0100.0+31,898
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
Birthplace - Ranked by size
City of Whittlesea - Overseas born (Usual residence)20212016Change
BirthplaceNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
India17,0307.42.611,1155.61.9+5,915
North Macedonia5,7872.50.25,4332.80.2+354
Italy5,7422.50.65,9813.00.7-239
China3,8831.72.23,7451.92.2+138
Greece3,8321.70.43,7561.90.4+76
Sri Lanka3,7171.60.53,1381.60.5+579
Vietnam3,6811.61.03,1991.60.9+482
United Kingdom3,2921.44.43,2361.64.6+56
Philippines3,1261.41.22,3081.21.0+818
Iraq3,0131.30.42,3201.20.3+693
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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 the City of Whittlesea in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.

Overall, 37.6% of the population was born overseas, compared with 27.7% for Australia.

The largest non-English speaking country of birth in the City of Whittlesea was India, where 7.4% of the population, or 17,030 people, were born.

The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in the City of Whittlesea and Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of people born in India (7.4% compared to 2.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people born in North Macedonia (2.5% compared to 0.2%)
  • A larger percentage of people born in Italy (2.5% compared to 0.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people born in United Kingdom (1.4% compared to 4.4%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 16302 or 23.3%.

The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were for those born in:

  • India (+5,915 persons)
  • Nepal (+1,382 persons)
  • Philippines (+818 persons)
  • Iran (+730 persons)

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