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Googong - Tralee - Environa

Birthplace

In 2021, 18.6% of people in Googong - Tralee - Environa were born overseas, compared with 12.0% in Braidwood.

Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Googong - Tralee - Environa. 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, Googong - Tralee - Environa'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In which country was the person born?'

Birthplace - Summary
Googong - Tralee - Environa - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
BirthplaceNumber%Braidwood %Number%Braidwood %2016 to 2021
Total overseas born1,38518.612.044816.711.8+937
Australia5,80978.178.12,01674.977.6+3,793
Not stated2423.39.82268.410.6+16
Total Population7,436100.0100.02,690100.0100.0+4,746
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Birthplace - Ranked by size
Googong - Tralee - Environa - Overseas born (Usual residence)20212016Change
BirthplaceNumber%Braidwood %Number%Braidwood %2016 to 2021
India2783.70.3572.10.8+221
United Kingdom2213.05.11023.85.0+119
Philippines901.20.5361.30.5+54
New Zealand841.11.0291.11.0+55
South Africa721.00.3170.60.2+55
North Macedonia450.6--80.3--+37
Fiji420.6--0----+42
United States of America390.50.5130.50.5+26
Pakistan300.4--0----+30
Italy280.4--240.9--+4
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Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Googong - Tralee - Environa in 2021 compared to Braidwood shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas.

Overall, 18.6% of the population was born overseas, compared with 12.0% for Braidwood.

The largest non-English speaking country of birth in Googong - Tralee - Environa was India, where 3.7% of the population, or 278 people, were born.

The major differences between the countries of birth of the population in Googong - Tralee - Environa and Braidwood were:

  • A larger percentage of people born in India (3.7% compared to 0.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people born in United Kingdom (3.0% compared to 5.1%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people born overseas increased by 937 or 209.2%.

The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were for those born in:

  • India (+221 persons)
  • United Kingdom (+119 persons)
  • New Zealand (+55 persons)
  • South Africa (+55 persons)

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