Cultural diversity
Birthplace
Birthplace records the country in which a person was born. It is a core measure of migration history and cultural diversity and helps distinguish Australia-born and overseas-born populations.
About this topic
Birthplace records the country in which a person was born. It is a core measure of migration history and cultural diversity and helps distinguish Australia-born and overseas-born populations.
This topic is useful for understanding settlement patterns and the likely language, service, and support needs of different communities. It should be interpreted together with ancestry, language used at home, and religion for a fuller view of cultural diversity.
Interpretation notes
- Country of birth measures birthplace only; it does not capture ancestry, ethnicity, or current citizenship on its own.
- Use birthplace with ancestry and language when interpreting cultural background, because many cultural groups include both Australia-born and overseas-born people.
Key insight
In 2021, 15.1% (1,161) of people in Lennox Head were born overseas, compared with 12.5% in Ballina (A). A further 79.8% (6,117) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Lennox Head - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Lennox Head in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Ballina (A) and change since 2016.
This area boundary has changed from 2016 to 2021. As a result, 2016 values are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries using ABS concordance.
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lennox Head, with comparison markers for Ballina (A).
Not stated
England
New Zealand
United States of America
South Africa
Scotland
Canada
Germany
Brazil
Netherlands
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Not stated
+8
-0.9pp
England
+81
+0.3pp
New Zealand
+41
+0.2pp
United States of America
+33
+0.4pp
South Africa
+11
0.0pp
Scotland
+4
0.0pp
Canada
+21
+0.2pp
Germany
+10
+0.1pp
Brazil
+25
+0.3pp
Netherlands
0
0.0pp
Data table
Birthplace for Lennox Head. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Ballina (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Ballina (A)% | Count | % | Ballina (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Not stated | 389 | 5.1% | 5.9% | 381 | 6.0% | 7.6% | +8 | -0.9pp |
| England | 333 | 4.3% | 3.7% | 252 | 4.0% | 3.4% | +81 | +0.3pp |
| New Zealand | 157 | 2.0% | 1.7% | 116 | 1.8% | 1.6% | +41 | +0.2pp |
| United States of America | 67 | 0.9% | 0.5% | 34 | 0.5% | 0.4% | +33 | +0.4pp |
| South Africa | 55 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 44 | 0.7% | 0.6% | +11 | 0.0pp |
| Scotland | 43 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 39 | 0.6% | 0.4% | +4 | 0.0pp |
| Canada | 41 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 20 | 0.3% | 0.2% | +21 | +0.2pp |
| Germany | 38 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 28 | 0.4% | 0.3% | +10 | +0.1pp |
| Brazil | 33 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 8 | 0.1% | 0.1% | +25 | +0.3pp |
| Netherlands | 27 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 27 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.