City of Joondalup
Birthplace
In 2016, 37.8% of people in the City of Joondalup were born overseas, compared with 33.4% in Warwick.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in the City of Joondalup. 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 Joondalup'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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| City of Joondalup - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Warwick % | Number | % | Warwick % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Total overseas born | 58,349 | 37.8 | 33.4 | 38000 | 57,335 | 37.6 | 32.6 | +1,014 |
| Australia | 89,515 | 58.0 | 62.0 | 38004 | 89,346 | 58.6 | 63.7 | +169 |
| Not stated | 6,586 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 38006 | 5,718 | 3.8 | 3.8 | +868 |
| Total Population | 154,450 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 152,399 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,051 | |
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).
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| City of Joondalup - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Warwick % | Number | % | Warwick % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| United Kingdom | 27,667 | 17.9 | 10.4 | 30036 | 28,223 | 18.5 | 11.3 | -556 |
| South Africa | 5,549 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 30031 | 5,197 | 3.4 | 1.4 | +352 |
| New Zealand | 4,384 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 30023 | 4,534 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -150 |
| Ireland | 2,319 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 30016 | 1,887 | 1.2 | 1.2 | +432 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,303 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 30131 | 1,341 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -38 |
| India | 1,288 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 30013 | 1,147 | 0.8 | 1.4 | +141 |
| Malaysia | 929 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 30020 | 992 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -63 |
| China | 926 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 30005 | 669 | 0.4 | 1.5 | +257 |
| Germany | 911 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 30010 | 966 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -55 |
| Italy | 789 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 30017 | 813 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -24 |
| Singapore | 747 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 30030 | 807 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -60 |
| Philippines | 658 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 30027 | 549 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +109 |
| United States of America | 627 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 30037 | 611 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +16 |
| Netherlands | 621 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 30022 | 694 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -73 |
| Poland | 599 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 30028 | 591 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +8 |
| Kenya | 476 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30088 | 473 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +3 |
| Canada | 453 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 30004 | 439 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +14 |
| Thailand | 362 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30034 | 256 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +106 |
| Vietnam | 344 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 30038 | 326 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +18 |
| Iran | 341 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30049 | 202 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +139 |
| Indonesia | 340 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30014 | 279 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +61 |
| Hong Kong | 264 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30012 | 245 | 0.2 | -- | +19 |
| Egypt | 263 | 0.2 | -- | 30007 | 275 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -12 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 250 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30070 | 254 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -4 |
| Japan | 241 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30018 | 202 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +39 |
| Serbia / Montenegro (fmr Yugoslavia) | 207 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 30032 | 190 | 0.1 | 0.5 | +17 |
| Mauritius | 205 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30052 | 215 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -10 |
| Brazil | 200 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30067 | 105 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +95 |
| Croatia | 190 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30006 | 235 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -45 |
| France | 188 | 0.1 | -- | 30039 | 171 | 0.1 | -- | +17 |
| Switzerland | 188 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30120 | 205 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -17 |
| Zambia | 184 | 0.1 | -- | 30130 | 217 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -33 |
| Sri Lanka | 157 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30033 | 149 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +8 |
| Russian Federation | 149 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30056 | 105 | 0.1 | -- | +44 |
| South Korea | 145 | 0.1 | -- | 30029 | 104 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +41 |
| Romania | 138 | 0.1 | -- | 30055 | 112 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +26 |
| Spain | 135 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30057 | 125 | 0.1 | -- | +10 |
| Taiwan | 135 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 30058 | 56 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +79 |
| Greece | 134 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30011 | 164 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -30 |
| North Macedonia | 129 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30009 | 146 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -17 |
| Hungary | 118 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30048 | 119 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1 |
| Papua New Guinea | 114 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30026 | 100 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +14 |
| Saudi Arabia | 103 | 0.1 | -- | 30111 | 39 | 0.0 | -- | +64 |
| Pakistan | 96 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30108 | 64 | 0.0 | -- | +32 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 94 | 0.1 | -- | 30003 | 122 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -28 |
| Portugal | 92 | 0.1 | -- | 30054 | 80 | 0.1 | -- | +12 |
| Sweden | 88 | 0.1 | -- | 30119 | 97 | 0.1 | -- | -9 |
| Austria | 85 | 0.1 | -- | 30042 | 117 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -32 |
| Afghanistan | 83 | 0.1 | -- | 30061 | 88 | 0.1 | -- | -5 |
| Czechia | 82 | 0.1 | -- | 30074 | 63 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +19 |
| El Salvador | 78 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30078 | 84 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -6 |
| Chile | 78 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30045 | 79 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1 |
| Denmark | 76 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30075 | 78 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -2 |
| Argentina | 73 | 0.0 | -- | 30041 | 68 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +5 |
| Kuwait | 69 | 0.0 | -- | 30090 | 16 | 0.0 | -- | +53 |
| Belgium | 67 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30065 | 72 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -5 |
| Israel | 65 | 0.0 | -- | 30086 | 66 | 0.0 | -- | -1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 61 | 0.0 | -- | 30126 | 54 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
| Namibia | 60 | 0.0 | -- | 30101 | 37 | 0.0 | -- | +23 |
| Colombia | 56 | 0.0 | -- | 30071 | 36 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +20 |
| Lebanon | 54 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 30019 | 62 | 0.0 | -- | -8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 53 | 0.0 | -- | 30124 | 61 | 0.0 | -- | -8 |
| Malta | 51 | 0.0 | -- | 30021 | 65 | 0.0 | -- | -14 |
| Bangladesh | 50 | 0.0 | -- | 30063 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +30 |
| Tanzania | 46 | 0.0 | -- | 30122 | 41 | 0.0 | -- | +5 |
| Jordan | 43 | 0.0 | -- | 30087 | 45 | 0.0 | -- | -2 |
| Fiji | 43 | 0.0 | -- | 30008 | 36 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
| Peru | 41 | 0.0 | -- | 30109 | 46 | 0.0 | -- | -5 |
| Norway | 41 | 0.0 | -- | 30105 | 54 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -13 |
| Finland | 39 | 0.0 | -- | 30082 | 42 | 0.0 | -- | -3 |
| Ukraine | 39 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30060 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +11 |
| Cyprus | 38 | 0.0 | -- | 30046 | 52 | 0.0 | -- | -14 |
| Cambodia | 36 | 0.0 | -- | 30044 | 24 | 0.0 | -- | +12 |
| Iraq | 36 | 0.0 | -- | 30015 | 32 | 0.0 | -- | +4 |
| Seychelles | 33 | 0.0 | -- | 30113 | 35 | 0.0 | -- | -2 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 0.0 | -- | 30104 | 19 | 0.0 | -- | +14 |
| Turkey | 32 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30035 | 37 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -5 |
| Eastern Europe, nfd | 32 | 0.0 | -- | 30076 | 42 | 0.0 | -- | -10 |
| Nepal | 28 | 0.0 | -- | 30102 | 10 | 0.0 | -- | +18 |
| Uganda | 27 | 0.0 | -- | 30125 | 20 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
| Uruguay | 27 | 0.0 | -- | 30127 | 30 | 0.0 | -- | -3 |
| Sudan | 25 | 0.0 | -- | 30134 | 25 | 0.0 | -- | 0 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 24 | 0.0 | -- | 30068 | 27 | 0.0 | -- | -3 |
| Ghana | 22 | 0.0 | -- | 30084 | 14 | 0.0 | -- | +8 |
| Samoa | 22 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30110 | 15 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
| Slovakia | 21 | 0.0 | -- | 30115 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Bulgaria | 21 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30069 | 20 | 0.0 | -- | +1 |
| Latvia | 21 | 0.0 | -- | 30092 | 21 | 0.0 | -- | 0 |
| Estonia | 19 | 0.0 | -- | 30080 | 11 | 0.0 | -- | +8 |
| Ethiopia | 19 | 0.0 | -- | 30081 | 29 | 0.0 | -- | -10 |
| Syria | 19 | 0.0 | -- | 30121 | 14 | 0.0 | -- | +5 |
| Botswana | 18 | 0.0 | -- | 30066 | 17 | 0.0 | -- | +1 |
| Gaza Strip and West Bank | 17 | 0.0 | -- | 30083 | 19 | 0.0 | -- | -2 |
| East Timor | 16 | 0.0 | -- | 30047 | 17 | 0.0 | -- | -1 |
| Somalia | 16 | 0.0 | -- | 30117 | 13 | 0.0 | -- | +3 |
| Mexico | 16 | 0.0 | -- | 30097 | 22 | 0.0 | -- | -6 |
| Lithuania | 13 | 0.0 | -- | 30095 | 6 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
| Macau | 13 | 0.0 | -- | 30096 | 15 | 0.0 | -- | -2 |
| Mozambique | 12 | 0.0 | -- | 30100 | 11 | 0.0 | -- | +1 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 12 | 0.0 | -- | 30072 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -4 |
| Belarus | 11 | 0.0 | -- | 30064 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +8 |
| Libya | 11 | 0.0 | -- | 30094 | 15 | 0.0 | -- | -4 |
| Slovenia | 11 | 0.0 | -- | 30116 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -2 |
| Oman | 11 | 0.0 | -- | 30106 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +8 |
| Bhutan | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 30132 | 0 | -- | -- | +10 |
| Liberia | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 30093 | 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 the City of Joondalup in 2016 compared to Warwick shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 37.8% of the population was born overseas, compared with 33.4% for Warwick.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in the City of Joondalup and Warwick were:
- A larger percentage of people born in United Kingdom (17.9% compared to 10.4%)
- A larger percentage of people born in South Africa (3.6% compared to 1.4%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in China (0.6% compared to 1.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in India (0.8% compared to 1.9%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people born overseas increased by 1,014 or 1.8%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2016 were for those born in:
- United Kingdom (-556 persons)
- Ireland (+432 persons)
- South Africa (+352 persons)
- China (+257 persons)