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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 48.3% of the Arabic speaking population in the City of Merri-bek 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Merri-bek - Arabic speakers | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2011 to 2021 |
| Lebanon | 2,424 | 31.2 | 18.1 | 2,610 | 31.0 | 21.3 | -186 |
| Egypt | 304 | 3.9 | 9.5 | 254 | 3.0 | 9.8 | +50 |
| Syria | 293 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 153 | 1.8 | 2.5 | +140 |
| Iraq | 278 | 3.6 | 11.3 | 329 | 3.9 | 8.4 | -51 |
| Saudi Arabia | 110 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 270 | 3.2 | 3.1 | -160 |
| Sudan | 53 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 40 | 0.5 | 4.3 | +13 |
| Kuwait | 51 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 32 | 0.4 | 1.0 | +19 |
| Jordan | 50 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 27 | 0.3 | 0.8 | +23 |
| Eritrea | 42 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 45 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -3 |
| Iran | 36 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +22 |
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| Birthplace - Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Merri-bek - Arabic speakers | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2011 to 2021 |
| Overseas born | 3,931 | 50.6 | 60.7 | 4,036 | 48.0 | 57.8 | -105 |
| Australia | 3,754 | 48.3 | 38.2 | 4,160 | 49.4 | 39.3 | -406 |
| Not stated | 82 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 220 | 2.6 | 2.8 | -138 |
| Total people | 7,767 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,416 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -649 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the Arabic speaking population in the City of Merri-bek in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 50.6% of the Arabic speaking population was born overseas, compared with 60.7% for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the Arabic speaking population in the City of Merri-bek and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people born in Lebanon (31.2% compared to 18.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Iraq (3.6% compared to 11.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Egypt (3.9% compared to 9.5%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Sudan (0.7% compared to 3.2%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of Arabic speakers born overseas decreased by 105 or 2.6%,
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the Arabic speaking population in this area between 2011 and 2021 were for those born in:
- Lebanon (-186 persons)
- Saudi Arabia (-160 persons)
- Syria (+140 persons)
- Iraq (-51 persons)
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