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, 52.2% (7,626) of people in Marsden Park were born overseas, compared with 44.4% in Blacktown (C). A further 44% (6,438) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Marsden Park - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Marsden Park 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 Marsden Park, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
India
Philippines
Not stated
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Fiji
Bangladesh
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Nepal
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Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
India
+3,287
+18.3pp
Philippines
+1,375
+6.4pp
Not stated
+442
-9.2pp
New Zealand
+262
-0.3pp
Sri Lanka
+220
+0.8pp
Pakistan
+213
+1.5pp
Fiji
+179
+0.9pp
Bangladesh
+169
+0.9pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+119
0.0pp
Nepal
+119
+0.8pp
Data table
Birthplace for Marsden 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 | |
| India | 3,327 | 22.8% | 11.9% | 40 | 4.5% | 7.6% | +3,287 | +18.3pp |
| Philippines | 1,404 | 9.6% | 6.4% | 29 | 3.2% | 6.5% | +1,375 | +6.4pp |
| Not stated | 557 | 3.8% | 5.2% | 115 | 13.0% | 5.5% | +442 | -9.2pp |
| New Zealand | 282 | 1.9% | 2.1% | 20 | 2.2% | 2.4% | +262 | -0.3pp |
| Sri Lanka | 226 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 1.5% | +220 | +0.8pp |
| Pakistan | 213 | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.2% | +213 | +1.5pp |
| Fiji | 183 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4 | 0.4% | 2.1% | +179 | +0.9pp |
| Bangladesh | 172 | 1.2% | 0.8% | 3 | 0.3% | 0.7% | +169 | +0.9pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 127 | 0.9% | 1.6% | 8 | 0.9% | 1.4% | +119 | 0.0pp |
| Nepal | 119 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.4% | +119 | +0.8pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.