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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 26.5% of the non-English speaking population in Manningham City Council 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.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'In which country was the person born?'
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manningham City Council - non-English speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | City of Manningham - Total population | Number | % | City of Manningham - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 13,621 | 23.6 | 11.2 | 10,687 | 21.6 | 9.3 | +2,934 |
| Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 3,619 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 2,964 | 6.0 | 2.6 | +655 |
| Malaysia | 3,367 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 2,887 | 5.8 | 3.3 | +480 |
| Iran | 2,800 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1,897 | 3.8 | 1.7 | +903 |
| Greece | 2,668 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 2,619 | 5.3 | 2.4 | +49 |
| Italy | 2,183 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2,608 | 5.3 | 2.7 | -425 |
| India | 1,913 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1,349 | 2.7 | 1.5 | +564 |
| Vietnam | 1,084 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 965 | 2.0 | 0.9 | +119 |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | 821 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 762 | 1.5 | 0.7 | +59 |
| Taiwan | 790 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 708 | 1.4 | 0.6 | +82 |
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| Birthplace - Summary | |||||||
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| Manningham City Council - non-English speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | City of Manningham - Total population | Number | % | City of Manningham - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Overseas born | 42,002 | 72.8 | 43.5 | 35,435 | 71.6 | 39.9 | +6,567 |
| Australia | 15,301 | 26.5 | 53.5 | 13,362 | 27.0 | 55.7 | +1,939 |
| Not stated | 367 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 665 | 1.3 | 4.5 | -298 |
| Total people | 57,670 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 49,462 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,208 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the non-English speaking population in Manningham City Council in 2021 compared to the total population in Manningham City Council shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 72.8% of the non-English speaking population was born overseas, compared with 43.5% for the total population in Manningham City Council.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the non-English speaking population in the City of Manningham and the total population in Manningham City Council were:
- A larger percentage of people born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) (23.6% compared to 11.2%)
- A larger percentage of people born in Hong Kong (SAR of China) (6.3% compared to 3.0%)
- A larger percentage of people born in Iran (4.9% compared to 2.4%)
- A larger percentage of people born in Greece (4.6% compared to 2.4%)
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of non-English speakers born overseas increased by 6,567 or 18.5%,
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the non-English speaking population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were for those born in:
- China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) (+2,934 persons)
- Iran (+903 persons)
- Hong Kong (SAR of China) (+655 persons)
- India (+564 persons)
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