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, 33.8% (3,871) of people in Chermside were born overseas, compared with 31.8% in Brisbane (C). A further 59.5% (6,814) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Chermside - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Chermside in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Chermside, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
Not stated
India
New Zealand
Philippines
England
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Nepal
Korea, Republic of (South)
Italy
Malaysia
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Not stated
-145
-3.1pp
India
-40
-1.5pp
New Zealand
+87
+0.1pp
Philippines
+108
+0.4pp
England
+34
-0.1pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+24
-0.2pp
Nepal
+117
+0.9pp
Korea, Republic of (South)
-9
-0.4pp
Italy
+23
0.0pp
Malaysia
+37
+0.2pp
Data table
Birthplace for Chermside. 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 | |
| Not stated | 762 | 6.7% | 3.8% | 907 | 9.8% | 5.8% | -145 | -3.1pp |
| India | 494 | 4.3% | 2.8% | 534 | 5.8% | 2.4% | -40 | -1.5pp |
| New Zealand | 420 | 3.7% | 3.4% | 333 | 3.6% | 3.6% | +87 | +0.1pp |
| Philippines | 388 | 3.4% | 1.1% | 280 | 3.0% | 1.0% | +108 | +0.4pp |
| England | 241 | 2.1% | 3.4% | 207 | 2.2% | 3.5% | +34 | -0.1pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 235 | 2.1% | 3.0% | 211 | 2.3% | 2.8% | +24 | -0.2pp |
| Nepal | 171 | 1.5% | 0.4% | 54 | 0.6% | 0.2% | +117 | +0.9pp |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | 148 | 1.3% | 0.8% | 157 | 1.7% | 0.9% | -9 | -0.4pp |
| Italy | 97 | 0.8% | 0.4% | 74 | 0.8% | 0.4% | +23 | 0.0pp |
| Malaysia | 89 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 52 | 0.6% | 0.7% | +37 | +0.2pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.