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, 28.8% (2,475) of people in Riverstone were born overseas, compared with 44.4% in Blacktown (C). A further 66.2% (5,685) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Riverstone - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Riverstone 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 Riverstone, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).
India
Not stated
Philippines
Nepal
New Zealand
Pakistan
England
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Sri Lanka
South Africa
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Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
India
+462
+4.7pp
Not stated
-36
-2.9pp
Philippines
+155
+1.2pp
Nepal
+176
+2.0pp
New Zealand
+71
+0.3pp
Pakistan
+113
+1.2pp
England
+23
-0.3pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+57
+0.4pp
Sri Lanka
+39
+0.3pp
South Africa
+42
+0.4pp
Data table
Birthplace for Riverstone. 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 | 585 | 6.8% | 11.9% | 123 | 2.1% | 7.6% | +462 | +4.7pp |
| Not stated | 428 | 5.0% | 5.2% | 464 | 7.9% | 5.5% | -36 | -2.9pp |
| Philippines | 260 | 3.0% | 6.4% | 105 | 1.8% | 6.5% | +155 | +1.2pp |
| Nepal | 184 | 2.1% | 0.9% | 8 | 0.1% | 0.4% | +176 | +2.0pp |
| New Zealand | 157 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 86 | 1.5% | 2.4% | +71 | +0.3pp |
| Pakistan | 132 | 1.5% | 1.6% | 19 | 0.3% | 1.2% | +113 | +1.2pp |
| England | 130 | 1.5% | 1.2% | 107 | 1.8% | 1.6% | +23 | -0.3pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 105 | 1.2% | 1.6% | 48 | 0.8% | 1.4% | +57 | +0.4pp |
| Sri Lanka | 67 | 0.8% | 1.5% | 28 | 0.5% | 1.5% | +39 | +0.3pp |
| South Africa | 66 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 24 | 0.4% | 0.5% | +42 | +0.4pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.