Frankston City
Age groups - Birthplace
In 2021, 25.2% of people aged 35 to 54 years in Frankston City were born overseas.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity at the chosen age group in Frankston City. The mix of Country of Birth groups in different age groups is also indicative of historical settlement patterns, as source countries for Australia's immigration program have varied significantly over time. Typically, older populations are more likely to have been born overseas, however the countries of birth are different to the young, with migration from Europe dominating among those over 60, while Asian countries such as China and India are more common birthplaces among the young.
Frankston City's Country of Birth data should be viewed together with Language Spoken at Home data and data specific to the characteristics of the birthplace or people born overseas in total.
Derived from the Census question:
'In which country was the person born?'
People aged 35 to 54 years
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston City - 35 to 54 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2011 to 2021 | |
| United Kingdom | 2,146 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 3,384 | 9.3 | 5.1 | -1,238 | 30075 |
| New Zealand | 1,186 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1,149 | 3.2 | 2.2 | +37 | 30172 |
| India | 756 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 446 | 1.2 | 2.3 | +310 | 30113 |
| Philippines | 539 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 377 | 1.0 | 1.3 | +162 | 30195 |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 466 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 237 | 0.7 | 2.4 | +229 | 30053 |
| South Africa | 404 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 319 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +85 | 30223 |
| Thailand | 212 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 58 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +154 | 30249 |
| Sri Lanka | 181 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 255 | 0.7 | 1.4 | -74 | 30235 |
| Ireland | 179 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 133 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +46 | 30117 |
| United States of America | 151 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 119 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +32 | 30265 |
| Germany | 142 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 195 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -53 | 30092 |
| Malaysia | 135 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 118 | 0.3 | 1.0 | +17 | 30146 |
| Vietnam | 131 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 58 | 0.2 | 2.9 | +73 | 30270 |
| Fiji | 128 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 139 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -11 | 30082 |
| Russian Federation | 122 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 55 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +67 | 30205 |
| Mauritius | 121 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 121 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 30154 |
| Poland | 110 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 139 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -29 | 30197 |
| Canada | 100 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 71 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +29 | 30044 |
| Italy | 93 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 104 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -11 | 30120 |
| Indonesia | 86 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 48 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +38 | 30114 |
| Chile | 81 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 79 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +2 | 30052 |
| Zimbabwe | 73 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 57 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +16 | 30278 |
| Ukraine | 69 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 42 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +27 | 30262 |
| Iran | 69 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +46 | 30115 |
| Greece | 69 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 88 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -19 | 30096 |
| Romania | 68 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 49 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +19 | 30204 |
| Lebanon | 65 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 82 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -17 | 30135 |
| Croatia | 65 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 92 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -27 | 30062 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -35 | 30032 |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | 62 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.3 | +44 | 30129 |
| Singapore | 58 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 45 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +13 | 30217 |
| Japan | 55 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +29 | 30122 |
| Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 55 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.5 | +26 | 30109 |
| Turkey | 55 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 45 | 0.1 | 0.7 | +10 | 30257 |
| Cambodia | 51 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 33 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +18 | 30042 |
| Argentina | 50 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 41 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +9 | 30011 |
| Afghanistan | 49 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 86 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -37 | 30001 |
| Netherlands | 47 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 105 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -58 | 30170 |
| France | 45 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 34 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +11 | 30085 |
| Serbia | 45 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 59 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -14 | 30214 |
| Brazil | 44 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +25 | 30034 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 48 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -6 | 30192 |
| Cook Islands | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 59 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -23 | 30059 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +23 | 30175 |
| Pakistan | 34 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +11 | 30189 |
| Hungary | 34 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +13 | 30110 |
| Taiwan | 33 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +19 | 30246 |
| Colombia | 32 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +23 | 30055 |
| Samoa | 30 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 41 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -11 | 30207 |
| South Sudan | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 | 30226 |
| North Macedonia | 23 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.6 | +10 | 30084 |
| Iraq | 22 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.4 | +6 | 30116 |
| Sudan | 22 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +2 | 30240 |
| Sweden | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +8 | 30243 |
| Timor-Leste | 21 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +8 | 30250 |
| Spain | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +4 | 30234 |
| Slovakia | 21 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +16 | 30219 |
| Peru | 20 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +2 | 30194 |
| Czech Republic | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -11 | 30066 |
| El Salvador | 19 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +12 | 30074 |
| Myanmar | 18 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +8 | 30039 |
| Bangladesh | 17 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +12 | 30022 |
| Belarus | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 | 30024 |
| Egypt | 17 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 35 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -18 | 30073 |
| Nepal | 17 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +12 | 30169 |
| Austria | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -3 | 30018 |
| Denmark | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +3 | 30067 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +9 | 30125 |
| Kenya | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1 | 30126 |
| South Eastern Europe, nfd | 14 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 66 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -52 | 30225 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 28 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -14 | 30065 |
| Syria | 14 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 30245 |
| Moldova | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +10 | 30160 |
| Lithuania | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +9 | 30140 |
| Israel | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +4 | 30119 |
| Portugal | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 30200 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +4 | 30037 |
| Ethiopia | 12 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +7 | 30079 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -12 | 30244 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -12 | 30266 |
| Eastern Europe, nfd | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1 | 30071 |
| Mexico | 11 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +8 | 30156 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +2 | 30220 |
| Finland | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +4 | 30083 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes countries with fewer than 10 people.
| Birthplace - Summary | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston City - 35 to 54 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Overseas born | 9,758 | 25.2 | 44.0 | 9,609 | 26.4 | 35.5 | +149 | 38000 |
| Australia | 26,969 | 69.7 | 51.9 | 24,772 | 68.1 | 59.5 | +2,197 | 38004 |
| Not stated | 1,958 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 1,984 | 5.5 | 5.0 | -26 | 38009 |
| Total people | 38,685 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 36,365 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,320 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of people aged 35 to 54 years in Frankston City in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 25.2% of people aged 35 to 54 years were born overseas, compared with 44.0% for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between the countries of birth of people aged 35 to 54 years in Frankston City and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people born in United Kingdom (5.5% compared to 3.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in India (2.0% compared to 7.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) (1.2% compared to 4.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Vietnam (0.3% compared to 2.7%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people aged 35 to 54 years born overseas increased by 149 or 1.6%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of people aged 35 to 54 years in Frankston City between 2011 and 2021 were for those born in:
- United Kingdom (-1,238 persons)
- India (+310 persons)
- China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) (+229 persons)
- Philippines (+162 persons)