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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 28.4% of the non-English speaking population in Central Coast NSW 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.
'In which country was the person born?'
Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||||||
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Central Coast NSW - non-English speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
India | 1,894 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 1,029 | 5.3 | 6.5 | +865 |
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 1,679 | 6.8 | 11.7 | 1,348 | 7.0 | 12.6 | +331 |
Philippines | 1,562 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 1,110 | 5.8 | 3.4 | +452 |
Korea, Republic of (South) | 683 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 501 | 2.6 | 2.7 | +182 |
Thailand | 631 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 461 | 2.4 | 1.2 | +170 |
South Africa | 504 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 385 | 2.0 | 0.3 | +119 |
Italy | 496 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 560 | 2.9 | 1.9 | -64 |
Nepal | 481 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 81 | 0.4 | 1.7 | +400 |
Germany | 442 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 478 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -36 |
Vietnam | 350 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 261 | 1.4 | 4.5 | +89 |
Birthplace - Summary | |||||||
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Central Coast NSW - non-English speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
Overseas born | 17,382 | 70.6 | 72.5 | 13,614 | 70.6 | 72.6 | +3,768 |
Australia | 6,990 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 5,250 | 27.2 | 26.0 | +1,740 |
Not stated | 255 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 412 | 2.1 | 1.4 | -157 |
Total people | 24,627 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 19,276 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +5,351 |
Analysis of the country of birth of the non-English speaking population in Central Coast NSW in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 70.6% of the non-English speaking population was born overseas, compared with 72.5% for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the non-English speaking population in Central Coast Council area and Greater Sydney were:
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of non-English speakers born overseas increased by 3,768 or 27.7%,
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the non-English speaking population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were for those born in:
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