Yarraville Ward
Birthplace
In 2016, 30.7% of people in Yarraville Ward were born overseas, compared with 47.2% in Maidstone.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Yarraville Ward. 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, Yarraville Ward'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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| Yarraville Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Maidstone % | Number | % | Maidstone % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Total overseas born | 9,568 | 30.7 | 47.2 | 38000 | 8,724 | 31.4 | 45.9 | +844 |
| Australia | 19,315 | 62.0 | 45.9 | 38004 | 17,138 | 61.8 | 45.3 | +2,177 |
| Not stated | 2,248 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 38006 | 1,890 | 6.8 | 8.7 | +358 |
| Total Population | 31,131 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 27,752 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,379 | |
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).
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Yarraville Ward - Overseas born (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Maidstone % | Number | % | Maidstone % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Vietnam | 1,549 | 5.0 | 15.1 | 30038 | 1,339 | 4.8 | 15.1 | +210 |
| United Kingdom | 1,121 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 30036 | 1,025 | 3.7 | 1.7 | +96 |
| New Zealand | 764 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 30023 | 625 | 2.3 | 1.3 | +139 |
| China | 555 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 30005 | 511 | 1.8 | 3.7 | +44 |
| India | 537 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 30013 | 655 | 2.4 | 3.4 | -118 |
| Greece | 520 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 30011 | 618 | 2.2 | 0.8 | -98 |
| Italy | 327 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 30017 | 406 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -79 |
| North Macedonia | 268 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 30009 | 345 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -77 |
| Philippines | 255 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 30027 | 170 | 0.6 | 1.5 | +85 |
| Malaysia | 186 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 30020 | 109 | 0.4 | 1.1 | +77 |
| Nepal | 179 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 30102 | 105 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +74 |
| United States of America | 163 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 30037 | 115 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +48 |
| Bangladesh | 158 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 30063 | 144 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +14 |
| Ireland | 138 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 30016 | 113 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +25 |
| Serbia / Montenegro (fmr Yugoslavia) | 133 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 30032 | 141 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -8 |
| Canada | 113 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 30004 | 96 | 0.3 | 0.0 | +17 |
| Germany | 105 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30010 | 121 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -16 |
| Thailand | 104 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30034 | 55 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +49 |
| Croatia | 102 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30006 | 120 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -18 |
| Ethiopia | 95 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 30081 | 89 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +6 |
| Colombia | 84 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 30071 | 54 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +30 |
| Hong Kong | 83 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 30012 | 60 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +23 |
| South Africa | 81 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 30031 | 66 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +15 |
| Japan | 77 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30018 | 44 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +33 |
| Poland | 71 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30028 | 78 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -7 |
| Sri Lanka | 70 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 30033 | 59 | 0.2 | 0.8 | +11 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 30014 | 87 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -21 |
| Pakistan | 65 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 30108 | 34 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +31 |
| South Korea | 62 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 30029 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +40 |
| Singapore | 61 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30030 | 63 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -2 |
| France | 56 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30039 | 37 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +19 |
| Malta | 55 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30021 | 54 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +1 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30022 | 47 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +5 |
| Chile | 52 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30045 | 53 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -1 |
| Taiwan | 50 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30058 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +31 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30003 | 77 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -28 |
| Cyprus | 45 | 0.1 | -- | 30046 | 57 | 0.2 | -- | -12 |
| Brazil | 41 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30067 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +35 |
| Sudan | 36 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 30134 | 37 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -1 |
| Lebanon | 34 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30019 | 57 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -23 |
| Iran | 33 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 30049 | 42 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -9 |
| Mauritius | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30052 | 45 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -16 |
| Argentina | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30041 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +12 |
| Fiji | 28 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30008 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -3 |
| Turkey | 25 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30035 | 36 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -11 |
| Eritrea | 24 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30079 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -7 |
| Cambodia | 23 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30044 | 37 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -14 |
| East Timor | 22 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30047 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +15 |
| Sweden | 22 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30119 | 6 | 0.0 | -- | +16 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30026 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -9 |
| Portugal | 21 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30054 | 37 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -16 |
| Egypt | 18 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30007 | 49 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -31 |
| Hungary | 16 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30048 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30135 | 0 | -- | 0.1 | +16 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30120 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Russian Federation | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30056 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +4 |
| El Salvador | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30078 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -7 |
| Iraq | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30015 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.3 | +5 |
| Laos | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30091 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -11 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30127 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30131 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +6 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 30061 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | +10 |
| Tonga | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30123 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -12 |
| Austria | 11 | 0.0 | -- | 30042 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 |
| Romania | 10 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30055 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -12 |
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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 Yarraville Ward in 2016 compared to Maidstone shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 30.7% of the population was born overseas, compared with 47.2% for Maidstone.
The largest non-English speaking country of birth in Yarraville Ward was Vietnam, where 5.0% of the population, or 1,549 people, were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in Yarraville Ward and Maidstone were:
- A larger percentage of people born in United Kingdom (3.6% compared to 1.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Vietnam (5.0% compared to 15.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in China (1.8% compared to 4.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in India (1.7% compared to 3.9%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people born overseas increased by 844 or 9.7%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2016 were for those born in:
- Vietnam (+210 persons)
- New Zealand (+139 persons)
- India (-118 persons)
- Greece (-98 persons)