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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 1,404 Non-English speakers speakers living in the Macedon Ranges Shire were born overseas, and 18.4% arrived in Australia within 5 years prior to 2021.
The Year of Arrival data records when the overseas born population arrived in Australia. The data shows the degree to which areas are 'ports' for new overseas arrivals and reveals the role of the Macedon Ranges Shire in housing newer or older migrant groups. When looking at those speaking a language other than English this will tend to exclude those from English speaking countries, and may indicate whether the languages are used by recent migrants, older migrants, or 2nd or 3rd generation Australians.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'In what year did the person first arrive in Australia to live here for one year or more?'
| Year of arrivals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedon Ranges Shire - non-English speakers | 2021 | ||
| Year of arrival in Australia | Number | % | Macedon Ranges Shire - Total population |
| Arrived in 1960 or earlier | 121 | 8.6 | 12.4 |
| 1961 to 1970 | 130 | 9.3 | 15.6 |
| 1971 to 1980 | 138 | 9.8 | 13.8 |
| 1981 to 1990 | 116 | 8.3 | 11.5 |
| 1991 to 2000 | 117 | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 2001 to 2010 | 300 | 21.4 | 18.0 |
| 2011 to 2015 | 183 | 13.0 | 8.1 |
| 2016 to Aug 2021 | 258 | 18.4 | 7.4 |
| Not stated | 41 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Total people born overseas | 1,404 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the year of arrival for the overseas born Non-English speakers speaking population of the Macedon Ranges Shire in 2021 compared to the total population in the Macedon Ranges Shire shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who arrived before 2010, and a larger proportion of recent overseas arrivals (those who arrived between 2016 and 2021).
Overall, 65.7% of the overseas born Non-English speakers speaking population arrived before 2010, and 18.4% arrived during or after 2016, compared with 80.8% and 7.4% respectively for the total population in the Macedon Ranges Shire.
The major differences between the year of arrival data of the Non-English speakers speaking population of Macedon Ranges Shire and the total population in the Macedon Ranges Shire were:
- A larger percentage of arrivals between 2016 to Aug 2021 (18.4% compared to 7.4%)
- A larger percentage of arrivals between 2011 to 2015 (13.0% compared to 8.1%)
- A smaller percentage of arrivals between 1961 to 1970 (9.3% compared to 15.6%)
- A smaller percentage of arrivals between 1971 to 1980 (9.8% compared to 13.8%)
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