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Recent arrivals - Birthplace

In 2021, India had the highest proportion of recent overseas arrivals, making up 17.9% of the total recent overseas arrivals in the MidCoast Council area.

Country of Birth data identifies where people were born. For recent arrivals, this indicates the countries which have provided overseas migrants to the MidCoast Council area in the last 5 years. This may be quite different to the overall cultural makeup of the place, and indicates the emerging or changing birthplace groups in the most recent time period.

To get a more complete picture of cultural and ethnic characteristics, the MidCoast Council area's Country of Birth data should be viewed together with Language Spoken at Home and Age Structure.

Derived from the Census question:

'In which country was the person born?'

People born overseas and arriving in Australia between 2016 and 10 Aug 2021

Birthplace - Ranked by size
MidCoast Council area - Recent arrivals2021
BirthplaceNumber%[Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]
India14017.90.7
Philippines12115.50.5
Nepal8611.00.2
United Kingdom516.53.3
Thailand324.10.2
United States of America273.40.3
New Zealand263.31.2
South Africa202.60.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)182.30.3
Malaysia162.00.2
Germany151.90.4
Indonesia151.90.1
Ireland151.90.2
Egypt141.80.1
Vietnam141.80.1
Canada131.70.2
Brazil111.40.1
Pakistan111.40.1
France101.30.1
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Excludes countries with fewer than 10 people.

Birthplace, 2021
Birthplace, 2021 India, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.7% Philippines, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.5% Nepal, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.2% United Kingdom, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 3.3% Thailand, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.2% United States of America, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.3% New Zealand, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 1.2% South Africa, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.4% China (excludes SARs and Taiwan), [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.3% Malaysia, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.2% India, MidCoast Council area: 17.9% Philippines, MidCoast Council area: 15.5% Nepal, MidCoast Council area: 11.0% United Kingdom, MidCoast Council area: 6.5% Thailand, MidCoast Council area: 4.1% United States of America, MidCoast Council area: 3.4% New Zealand, MidCoast Council area: 3.3% South Africa, MidCoast Council area: 2.6% China (excludes SARs and Taiwan), MidCoast Council area: 2.3% Malaysia, MidCoast Council area: 2.0%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the country of birth of recent overseas arrivals in the MidCoast Council area in 2021 compared to [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel] shows that there was a similar proportion of people from a non-English speaking background.

The largest non-English speaking country of birth for the recent overseas arriving population in the MidCoast Council area was India, where 17.9% or 140 people were born.

The major differences between the countries of birth of the recent overseas arriving population in the MidCoast Council area and [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel] were:

  • A larger percentage of people born in India (17.9% compared to 0.7%)
  • A larger percentage of people born in Philippines (15.5% compared to 0.5%)
  • A larger percentage of people born in Nepal (11.0% compared to 0.2%)
  • A larger percentage of people born in Thailand (4.1% compared to 0.2%)
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