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, 41.3% (1,515) of people in Grantham Farm were born overseas, compared with 44.4% in Blacktown (C). A further 53.9% (1,978) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Grantham Farm - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Grantham Farm in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) 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.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Grantham Farm, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
India
Not stated
Philippines
Nepal
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Sri Lanka
New Zealand
South Africa
England
Malaysia
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
India
+493
+11.8pp
Not stated
+109
-3.1pp
Philippines
+137
+2.3pp
Nepal
+115
+3.1pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+71
+1.3pp
Sri Lanka
+73
+1.6pp
New Zealand
+53
+0.3pp
South Africa
+47
+1.0pp
England
+27
-0.6pp
Malaysia
+30
+0.7pp
Data table
Birthplace for Grantham Farm. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Blacktown (C)% | Count | % | Blacktown (C)% | Count | pp | |
| India | 511 | 13.9% | 11.9% | 18 | 2.1% | 7.6% | +493 | +11.8pp |
| Not stated | 177 | 4.8% | 5.2% | 68 | 7.9% | 5.5% | +109 | -3.1pp |
| Philippines | 152 | 4.1% | 6.4% | 15 | 1.8% | 6.5% | +137 | +2.3pp |
| Nepal | 116 | 3.2% | 0.9% | 1 | 0.1% | 0.4% | +115 | +3.1pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 78 | 2.1% | 1.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 1.4% | +71 | +1.3pp |
| Sri Lanka | 77 | 2.1% | 1.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 1.5% | +73 | +1.6pp |
| New Zealand | 66 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 13 | 1.5% | 2.4% | +53 | +0.3pp |
| South Africa | 51 | 1.4% | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 0.5% | +47 | +1.0pp |
| England | 43 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 16 | 1.8% | 1.6% | +27 | -0.6pp |
| Malaysia | 31 | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0.4% | +30 | +0.7pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.