Blacktown City
Birthplace
In 2016, 40.4% of people in Blacktown City were born overseas, compared with 39.8% in Oakhurst.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Blacktown City. 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, Blacktown City'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'In which country was the person born?'
Total population
| Birthplace - Summary | ||||||||
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| Blacktown City - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Oakhurst % | Number | % | Oakhurst % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Total overseas born | 136,117 | 40.4 | 39.8 | 38000 | 113,075 | 37.6 | 39.1 | +23,042 |
| Australia | 182,151 | 54.1 | 54.4 | 38004 | 173,771 | 57.7 | 55.1 | +8,380 |
| Not stated | 18,699 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 38006 | 14,250 | 4.7 | 5.8 | +4,449 |
| Total Population | 336,967 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 301,096 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +35,871 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Blacktown City - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Oakhurst % | Number | % | Oakhurst % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| India | 25,761 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 30013 | 15,050 | 5.0 | 1.8 | +10,711 |
| Philippines | 21,917 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 30027 | 19,360 | 6.4 | 12.6 | +2,557 |
| New Zealand | 8,040 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 30023 | 7,417 | 2.5 | 2.6 | +623 |
| Fiji | 7,080 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 30008 | 6,486 | 2.2 | 4.5 | +594 |
| United Kingdom | 6,576 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 30036 | 7,394 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -818 |
| Sri Lanka | 4,895 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 30033 | 3,450 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +1,445 |
| China | 4,658 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 30005 | 3,067 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +1,591 |
| Pakistan | 4,111 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 30108 | 2,581 | 0.9 | 1.1 | +1,530 |
| Bangladesh | 2,427 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 30063 | 1,526 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +901 |
| Afghanistan | 2,342 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 30061 | 1,720 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +622 |
| Malta | 2,269 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 30021 | 2,616 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -347 |
| Samoa | 2,029 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 30110 | 1,803 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +226 |
| Egypt | 1,955 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 30007 | 1,750 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +205 |
| Lebanon | 1,845 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 30019 | 1,781 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +64 |
| South Africa | 1,787 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 30031 | 1,759 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +28 |
| Sudan | 1,755 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 30134 | 2,001 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -246 |
| Iraq | 1,684 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 30015 | 1,346 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +338 |
| Iran | 1,550 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 30049 | 1,100 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +450 |
| Indonesia | 1,483 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 30014 | 1,359 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +124 |
| South Korea | 1,478 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 30029 | 1,182 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +296 |
| Nepal | 1,388 | 0.4 | -- | 30102 | 477 | 0.2 | -- | +911 |
| Malaysia | 1,341 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 30020 | 1,215 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +126 |
| Turkey | 1,335 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 30035 | 1,334 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +1 |
| Italy | 1,291 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 30017 | 1,493 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -202 |
| Tonga | 1,043 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 30123 | 903 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +140 |
| Croatia | 1,025 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 30006 | 1,102 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -77 |
| Vietnam | 990 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 30038 | 920 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +70 |
| Germany | 952 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 30010 | 1,085 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -133 |
| Hong Kong | 944 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 30012 | 800 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +144 |
| Poland | 932 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 30028 | 1,113 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -181 |
| Serbia / Montenegro (fmr Yugoslavia) | 916 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 30032 | 954 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -38 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 820 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30070 | 682 | 0.2 | -- | +138 |
| United States of America | 816 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30037 | 700 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +116 |
| Greece | 692 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30011 | 766 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -74 |
| Mauritius | 679 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30052 | 668 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +11 |
| Chile | 668 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 30045 | 696 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -28 |
| Thailand | 621 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30034 | 482 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +139 |
| Ireland | 613 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30016 | 606 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +7 |
| Singapore | 541 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30030 | 439 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +102 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 506 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30003 | 645 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -139 |
| Netherlands | 492 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30022 | 624 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -132 |
| Syria | 450 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30121 | 257 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +193 |
| Cook Islands | 404 | 0.1 | -- | 30073 | 421 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -17 |
| Ghana | 401 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30084 | 313 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +88 |
| Peru | 393 | 0.1 | -- | 30109 | 350 | 0.1 | -- | +43 |
| Cyprus | 362 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30046 | 373 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -11 |
| South Sudan | 350 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30135 | 161 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +189 |
| Nigeria | 346 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30104 | 212 | 0.1 | -- | +134 |
| Kenya | 338 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30088 | 267 | 0.1 | -- | +71 |
| Hungary | 335 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30048 | 363 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -28 |
| Zimbabwe | 324 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30131 | 284 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +40 |
| Jordan | 312 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30087 | 265 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +47 |
| Canada | 294 | 0.1 | -- | 30004 | 283 | 0.1 | -- | +11 |
| United Arab Emirates | 292 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30126 | 140 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +152 |
| Taiwan | 287 | 0.1 | -- | 30058 | 168 | 0.1 | -- | +119 |
| Uruguay | 279 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30127 | 301 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -22 |
| Romania | 275 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30055 | 285 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -10 |
| Portugal | 252 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30054 | 272 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -20 |
| Argentina | 219 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30041 | 264 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -45 |
| Liberia | 219 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30093 | 186 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +33 |
| Sierra Leone | 215 | 0.1 | -- | 30114 | 168 | 0.1 | -- | +47 |
| Russian Federation | 209 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30056 | 221 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -12 |
| Ethiopia | 209 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30081 | 174 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +35 |
| El Salvador | 203 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30078 | 212 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 196 | 0.1 | -- | 30111 | 134 | 0.0 | -- | +62 |
| North Macedonia | 192 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30009 | 224 | 0.1 | -- | -32 |
| Kuwait | 184 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30090 | 154 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +30 |
| Spain | 175 | 0.1 | -- | 30057 | 186 | 0.1 | -- | -11 |
| France | 167 | 0.0 | -- | 30039 | 148 | 0.0 | -- | +19 |
| Colombia | 167 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30071 | 120 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +47 |
| Austria | 165 | 0.0 | -- | 30042 | 209 | 0.1 | -- | -44 |
| Gaza Strip and West Bank | 164 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30083 | 150 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +14 |
| Ukraine | 154 | 0.0 | -- | 30060 | 178 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -24 |
| Japan | 145 | 0.0 | -- | 30018 | 140 | 0.0 | -- | +5 |
| Bhutan | 145 | 0.0 | -- | 30132 | 158 | 0.1 | -- | -13 |
| Papua New Guinea | 143 | 0.0 | -- | 30026 | 140 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +3 |
| Cambodia | 141 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30044 | 111 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +30 |
| Brazil | 137 | 0.0 | -- | 30067 | 96 | 0.0 | -- | +41 |
| East Timor | 109 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30047 | 101 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Uganda | 104 | 0.0 | -- | 30125 | 92 | 0.0 | -- | +12 |
| Czechia | 101 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30074 | 116 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -15 |
| Switzerland | 88 | 0.0 | -- | 30120 | 91 | 0.0 | -- | -3 |
| Slovenia | 84 | 0.0 | -- | 30116 | 105 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -21 |
| Israel | 72 | 0.0 | -- | 30086 | 67 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 |
| Denmark | 67 | 0.0 | -- | 30075 | 73 | 0.0 | -- | -6 |
| Finland | 67 | 0.0 | -- | 30082 | 81 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -14 |
| Eastern Europe, nfd | 60 | 0.0 | -- | 30076 | 68 | 0.0 | -- | -8 |
| Slovakia | 59 | 0.0 | -- | 30115 | 57 | 0.0 | -- | +2 |
| Laos | 56 | 0.0 | -- | 30091 | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 |
| Somalia | 54 | 0.0 | -- | 30117 | 33 | 0.0 | -- | +21 |
| Sweden | 54 | 0.0 | -- | 30119 | 41 | 0.0 | -- | +13 |
| Eritrea | 54 | 0.0 | -- | 30079 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +20 |
| Ecuador | 51 | 0.0 | -- | 30077 | 62 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -11 |
| Belgium | 45 | 0.0 | -- | 30065 | 52 | 0.0 | -- | -7 |
| Libya | 44 | 0.0 | -- | 30094 | 37 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
| Mexico | 43 | 0.0 | -- | 30097 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 |
| Tanzania | 43 | 0.0 | -- | 30122 | 44 | 0.0 | -- | -1 |
| Zambia | 32 | 0.0 | -- | 30130 | 58 | 0.0 | -- | -26 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 28 | 0.0 | -- | 30072 | 25 | 0.0 | -- | +3 |
| Morocco | 27 | 0.0 | -- | 30099 | 15 | 0.0 | -- | +12 |
| Oman | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30106 | 23 | 0.0 | -- | +3 |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 0.0 | -- | 30069 | 24 | 0.0 | -- | 0 |
| Belarus | 24 | 0.0 | -- | 30064 | 28 | 0.0 | -- | -4 |
| Latvia | 23 | 0.0 | -- | 30092 | 32 | 0.0 | -- | -9 |
| Norway | 22 | 0.0 | -- | 30105 | 19 | 0.0 | -- | +3 |
| Macau | 19 | 0.0 | -- | 30096 | 12 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 19 | 0.0 | -- | 30068 | 16 | 0.0 | -- | +3 |
| Vanuatu | 17 | 0.0 | -- | 30128 | 16 | 0.0 | -- | +1 |
| Botswana | 16 | 0.0 | -- | 30066 | 14 | 0.0 | -- | +2 |
| Estonia | 14 | 0.0 | -- | 30080 | 15 | 0.0 | -- | -1 |
| Seychelles | 13 | 0.0 | -- | 30113 | 12 | 0.0 | -- | +1 |
| Lithuania | 13 | 0.0 | -- | 30095 | 24 | 0.0 | -- | -11 |
| Albania | 11 | 0.0 | -- | 30062 | 9 | 0.0 | -- | +2 |
| Namibia | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 30101 | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 0 |
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Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Blacktown City in 2016 compared to Oakhurst shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 40.4% of the population was born overseas, compared with 39.8% for Oakhurst.
The largest non-English speaking country of birth in Blacktown City was India, where 7.6% of the population, or 25,761 people, were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in Blacktown City and Oakhurst were:
- A larger percentage of people born in India (7.6% compared to 3.0%)
- A larger percentage of people born in China (1.4% compared to 0.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Philippines (6.5% compared to 12.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Fiji (2.1% compared to 4.0%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people born overseas increased by 23,042 or 20.4%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2016 were for those born in:
- India (+10,711 persons)
- Philippines (+2,557 persons)
- China (+1,591 persons)
- Pakistan (+1,530 persons)