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, 45.7% (3,572) of people in Marayong were born overseas, compared with 44.4% in Blacktown (C). A further 49.8% (3,893) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Marayong - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Marayong in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Marayong, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
India
Philippines
Not stated
Poland
New Zealand
Fiji
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
England
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
India
+409
+5.1pp
Philippines
-13
-0.2pp
Not stated
+30
+0.3pp
Poland
-31
-0.4pp
New Zealand
-20
-0.2pp
Fiji
+18
+0.2pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+27
+0.3pp
England
-19
-0.2pp
Sri Lanka
0
0.0pp
Nepal
+41
+0.5pp
Data table
Birthplace for Marayong. 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 | 1,108 | 14.2% | 11.9% | 699 | 9.1% | 7.6% | +409 | +5.1pp |
| Philippines | 536 | 6.9% | 6.4% | 549 | 7.1% | 6.5% | -13 | -0.2pp |
| Not stated | 358 | 4.6% | 5.2% | 328 | 4.3% | 5.5% | +30 | +0.3pp |
| Poland | 148 | 1.9% | 0.2% | 179 | 2.3% | 0.3% | -31 | -0.4pp |
| New Zealand | 137 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 157 | 2.0% | 2.4% | -20 | -0.2pp |
| Fiji | 118 | 1.5% | 1.9% | 100 | 1.3% | 2.1% | +18 | +0.2pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 113 | 1.4% | 1.6% | 86 | 1.1% | 1.4% | +27 | +0.3pp |
| England | 100 | 1.3% | 1.2% | 119 | 1.5% | 1.6% | -19 | -0.2pp |
| Sri Lanka | 78 | 1.0% | 1.5% | 78 | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Nepal | 76 | 1.0% | 0.9% | 35 | 0.5% | 0.4% | +41 | +0.5pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.