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, 22.2% (1,356) of people in Banyo were born overseas, compared with 31.8% in Brisbane (C). A further 74.5% (4,543) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Banyo - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Banyo in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
2016 values are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries using ABS concordance.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Banyo, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
New Zealand
Not stated
India
England
Philippines
Nepal
Vietnam
Fiji
Papua New Guinea
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
New Zealand
-61
-1.2pp
Not stated
-125
-2.2pp
India
-16
-0.3pp
England
+20
+0.2pp
Philippines
-33
-0.6pp
Nepal
+59
+0.9pp
Vietnam
+7
+0.1pp
Fiji
+2
0.0pp
Papua New Guinea
-8
-0.2pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
-23
-0.5pp
Data table
Birthplace for Banyo. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brisbane (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Brisbane (C)% | Count | % | Brisbane (C)% | Count | pp | |
| New Zealand | 239 | 3.9% | 3.4% | 300 | 5.1% | 3.6% | -61 | -1.2pp |
| Not stated | 200 | 3.3% | 3.8% | 325 | 5.5% | 5.8% | -125 | -2.2pp |
| India | 168 | 2.8% | 2.8% | 184 | 3.1% | 2.4% | -16 | -0.3pp |
| England | 165 | 2.7% | 3.4% | 145 | 2.5% | 3.5% | +20 | +0.2pp |
| Philippines | 83 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 116 | 2.0% | 1.0% | -33 | -0.6pp |
| Nepal | 75 | 1.2% | 0.4% | 16 | 0.3% | 0.2% | +59 | +0.9pp |
| Vietnam | 49 | 0.8% | 1.3% | 42 | 0.7% | 1.2% | +7 | +0.1pp |
| Fiji | 43 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 41 | 0.7% | 0.5% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 45 | 0.8% | 0.4% | -8 | -0.2pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 33 | 0.5% | 3.0% | 56 | 1.0% | 2.8% | -23 | -0.5pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.