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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) had the highest proportion of recent overseas arrivals, making up 35.5% of the total recent overseas arrivals in Manningham City Council.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born. For recent arrivals, this indicates the countries which have provided overseas migrants to Manningham City Council in the last 5 years. This may be quite different to the overall cultural makeup of the place, and indicates the emerging or changing birthplace groups in the most recent time period.
To get a more complete picture of cultural and ethnic characteristics, Manningham City Council's Country of Birth data should be viewed together with Language Spoken at Home and Age Structure.
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Derived from the Census question:
'In which country was the person born?'
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manningham City Council - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Melbourne |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 2,876 | 35.5 | 12.9 |
| Iran | 792 | 9.8 | 1.4 |
| Malaysia | 729 | 9.0 | 3.9 |
| India | 592 | 7.3 | 24.5 |
| Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 551 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| Pakistan | 219 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| United Kingdom | 159 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| South Africa | 158 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Sri Lanka | 136 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| New Zealand | 130 | 1.6 | 3.7 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of recent overseas arrivals in Manningham City Council in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a similar proportion of people from a non-English speaking background.
The largest non-English speaking country of birth for the recent overseas arriving population in the City of Manningham was China (excludes SARs and Taiwan), where 35.5% or 2,876 people were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the recent overseas arriving population in the City of Manningham and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) (35.5% compared to 12.9%)
- A larger percentage of people born in Iran (9.8% compared to 1.4%)
- A larger percentage of people born in Hong Kong (SAR of China) (6.8% compared to 1.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in India (7.3% compared to 24.5%)
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