Cultural diversity
Birthplace
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, 28.7% (2,240) of people in Lalor Park were born overseas, compared with 44.4% in Blacktown (C). A further 64% (4,997) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Lalor Park - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Lalor Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Lalor Park, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
Not stated
India
Philippines
New Zealand
England
Korea, Republic of (South)
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Sri Lanka
Lebanon
Fiji
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Not stated
-22
-0.5pp
India
+114
+1.4pp
Philippines
+63
+0.7pp
New Zealand
-27
-0.4pp
England
-25
-0.3pp
Korea, Republic of (South)
+28
+0.3pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+12
+0.1pp
Sri Lanka
+6
+0.1pp
Lebanon
-7
-0.1pp
Fiji
+11
+0.1pp
Data table
Birthplace for Lalor Park. 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 | |
| Not stated | 572 | 7.3% | 5.2% | 594 | 7.8% | 5.5% | -22 | -0.5pp |
| India | 307 | 3.9% | 11.9% | 193 | 2.5% | 7.6% | +114 | +1.4pp |
| Philippines | 267 | 3.4% | 6.4% | 204 | 2.7% | 6.5% | +63 | +0.7pp |
| New Zealand | 175 | 2.2% | 2.1% | 202 | 2.6% | 2.4% | -27 | -0.4pp |
| England | 114 | 1.5% | 1.2% | 139 | 1.8% | 1.6% | -25 | -0.3pp |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | 101 | 1.3% | 0.5% | 73 | 1.0% | 0.4% | +28 | +0.3pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 94 | 1.2% | 1.6% | 82 | 1.1% | 1.4% | +12 | +0.1pp |
| Sri Lanka | 92 | 1.2% | 1.5% | 86 | 1.1% | 1.5% | +6 | +0.1pp |
| Lebanon | 79 | 1.0% | 0.5% | 86 | 1.1% | 0.5% | -7 | -0.1pp |
| Fiji | 77 | 1.0% | 1.9% | 66 | 0.9% | 2.1% | +11 | +0.1pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.