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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 2,509 Chinese languages speakers living in City of Port Phillip were born overseas, and 24.4% 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 City of Port Phillip 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Port Phillip - Chinese languages speakers | 2021 | ||
| Year of arrival in Australia | Number | % | Greater Melbourne |
| Arrived in 1960 or earlier | 5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 1961 to 1970 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 1971 to 1980 | 78 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 1981 to 1990 | 243 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| 1991 to 2000 | 321 | 12.8 | 12.0 |
| 2001 to 2010 | 659 | 26.3 | 27.5 |
| 2011 to 2015 | 529 | 21.1 | 18.5 |
| 2016 to Aug 2021 | 613 | 24.4 | 24.3 |
| Not stated | 44 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Total people born overseas | 2,509 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the year of arrival for the overseas born Chinese languages speaking population of City of Port Phillip in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who arrived before 2010, and a similar proportion of recent overseas arrivals (those who arrived between 2016 and 2021).
Overall, 52.7% of the overseas born Chinese languages speaking population arrived before 2010, and 24.4% arrived during or after 2016, compared with 55.6% and 24.3% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between the year of arrival data of the Chinese languages speaking population of the City of Port Phillip and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of arrivals between 2011 to 2015 (21.1% compared to 18.5%)
- A larger percentage of arrivals between 1991 to 2000 (12.8% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of arrivals between 1981 to 1990 (9.7% compared to 11.7%)
- A smaller percentage of arrivals between 2001 to 2010 (26.3% compared to 27.5%)
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