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, 47.9% (3,167) of people in Spring Hill (Qld) were born overseas, compared with 31.8% in Brisbane (C). A further 43.6% (2,880) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Spring Hill (Qld) - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Spring Hill (Qld) 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 Spring Hill (Qld), with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
Not stated
India
Colombia
Brazil
England
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
New Zealand
Philippines
Korea, Republic of (South)
Nepal
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Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Not stated
-57
-2.1pp
India
+227
+2.8pp
Colombia
+25
-0.2pp
Brazil
-110
-2.2pp
England
+5
-0.3pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
-44
-1.1pp
New Zealand
+12
-0.1pp
Philippines
+40
+0.4pp
Korea, Republic of (South)
-131
-2.4pp
Nepal
+48
+0.6pp
Data table
Birthplace for Spring Hill (Qld). 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 | 565 | 8.5% | 3.8% | 622 | 10.6% | 5.8% | -57 | -2.1pp |
| India | 555 | 8.4% | 2.8% | 328 | 5.6% | 2.4% | +227 | +2.8pp |
| Colombia | 345 | 5.2% | 0.4% | 320 | 5.4% | 0.3% | +25 | -0.2pp |
| Brazil | 204 | 3.1% | 0.4% | 314 | 5.3% | 0.2% | -110 | -2.2pp |
| England | 180 | 2.7% | 3.4% | 175 | 3.0% | 3.5% | +5 | -0.3pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 167 | 2.5% | 3.0% | 211 | 3.6% | 2.8% | -44 | -1.1pp |
| New Zealand | 163 | 2.5% | 3.4% | 151 | 2.6% | 3.6% | +12 | -0.1pp |
| Philippines | 153 | 2.3% | 1.1% | 113 | 1.9% | 1.0% | +40 | +0.4pp |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | 93 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 224 | 3.8% | 0.9% | -131 | -2.4pp |
| Nepal | 76 | 1.1% | 0.4% | 28 | 0.5% | 0.2% | +48 | +0.6pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.