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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 22.6% of the Chinese languages speaking population in the City of Whittlesea 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 Whittlesea - Chinese languages speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 3,748 | 49.9 | 51.7 | 3,637 | 52.9 | 54.0 | +111 |
| Malaysia | 704 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 578 | 8.4 | 10.1 | +126 |
| Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 339 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 268 | 3.9 | 6.4 | +71 |
| Timor-Leste | 278 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 278 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 248 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 268 | 3.9 | 3.5 | -20 |
| Taiwan | 153 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 131 | 1.9 | 2.9 | +22 |
| Singapore | 122 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 123 | 1.8 | 2.2 | -1 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 37 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -7 |
| Cambodia | 18 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 20 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -2 |
| North Macedonia | 16 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +3 |
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| Birthplace - Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Whittlesea - Chinese languages speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Overseas born | 5,774 | 76.9 | 80.4 | 5,455 | 79.3 | 83.5 | +319 |
| Australia | 1,696 | 22.6 | 19.1 | 1,335 | 19.4 | 15.8 | +361 |
| Not stated | 43 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 90 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -47 |
| Total people | 7,513 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,880 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +633 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the Chinese languages speaking population in the City of Whittlesea in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 76.9% of the Chinese languages speaking population was born overseas, compared with 80.4% for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the Chinese languages speaking population in the City of Whittlesea and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people born in Timor-Leste (3.7% compared to 1.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Hong Kong (SAR of China) (4.5% compared to 6.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) (49.9% compared to 51.7%)
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of Chinese languages speakers born overseas increased by 319 or 5.8%,
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the Chinese languages speaking population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were for those born in:
- Malaysia (+126 persons)
- China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) (+111 persons)
- Hong Kong (SAR of China) (+71 persons)
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