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, 63% (1,018) of people in Nirimba Fields were born overseas, compared with 44.4% in Blacktown (C). A further 30.8% (498) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Nirimba Fields - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Nirimba Fields in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Nirimba Fields, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
India
Not stated
Philippines
Pakistan
Nepal
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Fiji
Kenya
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Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
India
+632
+30.6pp
Not stated
+88
+2.3pp
Philippines
+54
-1.5pp
Pakistan
+31
+1.2pp
Nepal
+31
+1.5pp
New Zealand
+20
-0.4pp
Sri Lanka
+19
-0.2pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+19
+0.4pp
Fiji
+18
+0.2pp
Kenya
+16
+0.9pp
Data table
Birthplace for Nirimba Fields. 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 | 662 | 41.0% | 11.9% | 30 | 10.4% | 7.6% | +632 | +30.6pp |
| Not stated | 99 | 6.1% | 5.2% | 11 | 3.8% | 5.5% | +88 | +2.3pp |
| Philippines | 71 | 4.4% | 6.4% | 17 | 5.9% | 6.5% | +54 | -1.5pp |
| Pakistan | 34 | 2.1% | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 1.2% | +31 | +1.2pp |
| Nepal | 33 | 2.0% | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 0.4% | +31 | +1.5pp |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1.5% | 2.1% | 5 | 1.9% | 2.4% | +20 | -0.4pp |
| Sri Lanka | 24 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 5 | 1.7% | 1.5% | +19 | -0.2pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 22 | 1.4% | 1.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 1.4% | +19 | +0.4pp |
| Fiji | 21 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 3 | 1.1% | 2.1% | +18 | +0.2pp |
| Kenya | 17 | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0.1% | +16 | +0.9pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.