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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 19.8% of the Sinhalese speaking population in the City of Casey 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 Casey - Sinhalese speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Sri Lanka | 10,090 | 78.4 | 81.5 | 7,211 | 80.3 | 83.3 | +2,879 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 31 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +18 |
| United Arab Emirates | 38 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 20 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +18 |
| United Kingdom | 20 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +1 |
| Italy | 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Birthplace - Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Casey - Sinhalese speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Overseas born | 10,281 | 79.9 | 83.3 | 7,346 | 81.8 | 85.2 | +2,935 |
| Australia | 2,549 | 19.8 | 16.5 | 1,545 | 17.2 | 13.9 | +1,004 |
| Not stated | 33 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 90 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -57 |
| Total people | 12,863 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,981 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,882 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the Sinhalese speaking population in the City of Casey in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 79.9% of the Sinhalese speaking population was born overseas, compared with 83.3% for Greater Melbourne.
The major difference between the countries of birth of the Sinhalese speaking population in the City of Casey and Greater Melbourne was:
- A smaller percentage of people born in Sri Lanka (78.4% compared to 81.5%)
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of Sinhalese speakers born overseas increased by 2,935 or 40.0%,
The largest change in birthplace countries of the Sinhalese speaking population in this area between 2016 and 2021 was for those born in:
- Sri Lanka (+2,879 persons)
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