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, 22.1% (1,128) of people in Hawthorne were born overseas, compared with 31.8% in Brisbane (C). A further 75.4% (3,852) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Hawthorne - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Hawthorne in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (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 Hawthorne, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
England
New Zealand
Not stated
South Africa
United States of America
Scotland
India
Ireland
Philippines
Canada
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
England
-7
-0.4pp
New Zealand
-5
-0.2pp
Not stated
-88
-1.9pp
South Africa
+18
+0.4pp
United States of America
0
0.0pp
Scotland
-2
-0.1pp
India
+11
+0.2pp
Ireland
-5
-0.2pp
Philippines
+7
+0.1pp
Canada
-8
-0.2pp
Data table
Birthplace for Hawthorne. 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 | 263 | 5.1% | 3.4% | 270 | 5.5% | 3.5% | -7 | -0.4pp |
| New Zealand | 162 | 3.2% | 3.4% | 167 | 3.4% | 3.6% | -5 | -0.2pp |
| Not stated | 129 | 2.5% | 3.8% | 217 | 4.4% | 5.8% | -88 | -1.9pp |
| South Africa | 64 | 1.3% | 1.1% | 46 | 0.9% | 1.0% | +18 | +0.4pp |
| United States of America | 44 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 44 | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Scotland | 41 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 43 | 0.9% | 0.5% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| India | 38 | 0.7% | 2.8% | 27 | 0.5% | 2.4% | +11 | +0.2pp |
| Ireland | 33 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 38 | 0.8% | 0.4% | -5 | -0.2pp |
| Philippines | 21 | 0.4% | 1.1% | 14 | 0.3% | 1.0% | +7 | +0.1pp |
| Canada | 20 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 28 | 0.6% | 0.3% | -8 | -0.2pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.