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, 42.5% (2,663) of people in Fitzgibbon were born overseas, compared with 31.8% in Brisbane (C). A further 55.2% (3,462) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Fitzgibbon - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Fitzgibbon in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Fitzgibbon, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
India
Philippines
New Zealand
England
Not stated
Nepal
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Sri Lanka
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
South Africa
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
India
+231
+2.7pp
Philippines
+60
+0.5pp
New Zealand
-28
-1.0pp
England
-3
-0.3pp
Not stated
-117
-2.3pp
Nepal
+45
+0.6pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
-14
-0.4pp
Sri Lanka
+14
+0.2pp
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
-2
-0.1pp
South Africa
-10
-0.3pp
Data table
Birthplace for Fitzgibbon. 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 | |
| India | 772 | 12.3% | 2.8% | 541 | 9.6% | 2.4% | +231 | +2.7pp |
| Philippines | 308 | 4.9% | 1.1% | 248 | 4.4% | 1.0% | +60 | +0.5pp |
| New Zealand | 252 | 4.0% | 3.4% | 280 | 5.0% | 3.6% | -28 | -1.0pp |
| England | 156 | 2.5% | 3.4% | 159 | 2.8% | 3.5% | -3 | -0.3pp |
| Not stated | 145 | 2.3% | 3.8% | 262 | 4.6% | 5.8% | -117 | -2.3pp |
| Nepal | 129 | 2.1% | 0.4% | 84 | 1.5% | 0.2% | +45 | +0.6pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 101 | 1.6% | 3.0% | 115 | 2.0% | 2.8% | -14 | -0.4pp |
| Sri Lanka | 54 | 0.9% | 0.5% | 40 | 0.7% | 0.5% | +14 | +0.2pp |
| Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 50 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 52 | 0.9% | 0.6% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| South Africa | 45 | 0.7% | 1.1% | 55 | 1.0% | 1.0% | -10 | -0.3pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.