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, 17.7% (661) of people in Deagon were born overseas, compared with 31.8% in Brisbane (C). A further 78.1% (2,919) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Deagon - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Deagon in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Deagon, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
England
New Zealand
Not stated
Philippines
India
South Africa
Netherlands
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Papua New Guinea
Ireland
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
England
+20
+0.4pp
New Zealand
-6
-0.2pp
Not stated
-99
-2.8pp
Philippines
+11
+0.2pp
India
+8
+0.2pp
South Africa
+3
+0.1pp
Netherlands
-2
0.0pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+1
0.0pp
Papua New Guinea
+3
+0.1pp
Ireland
-5
-0.1pp
Data table
Birthplace for Deagon. 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 | |
| England | 180 | 4.8% | 3.4% | 160 | 4.4% | 3.5% | +20 | +0.4pp |
| New Zealand | 159 | 4.3% | 3.4% | 165 | 4.5% | 3.6% | -6 | -0.2pp |
| Not stated | 156 | 4.2% | 3.8% | 255 | 7.0% | 5.8% | -99 | -2.8pp |
| Philippines | 57 | 1.5% | 1.1% | 46 | 1.3% | 1.0% | +11 | +0.2pp |
| India | 25 | 0.7% | 2.8% | 17 | 0.5% | 2.4% | +8 | +0.2pp |
| South Africa | 19 | 0.5% | 1.1% | 16 | 0.4% | 1.0% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| Netherlands | 17 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 19 | 0.5% | 0.2% | -2 | 0.0pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 16 | 0.4% | 3.0% | 15 | 0.4% | 2.8% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 12 | 0.3% | 0.4% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| Ireland | 14 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 19 | 0.5% | 0.4% | -5 | -0.1pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.