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, 34.3% (2,977) of people in Taringa were born overseas, compared with 31.8% in Brisbane (C). A further 62.9% (5,463) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Taringa - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Taringa 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 Taringa, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
England
Not stated
India
New Zealand
South Africa
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
Iran
United States of America
Korea, Republic of (South)
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Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+5
-0.2pp
England
+34
+0.2pp
Not stated
-173
-2.3pp
India
+32
+0.2pp
New Zealand
+38
+0.3pp
South Africa
+19
+0.2pp
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
+18
+0.1pp
Iran
+4
0.0pp
United States of America
+14
+0.1pp
Korea, Republic of (South)
+18
+0.1pp
Data table
Birthplace for Taringa. 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 | |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 325 | 3.7% | 3.0% | 320 | 3.9% | 2.8% | +5 | -0.2pp |
| England | 298 | 3.4% | 3.4% | 264 | 3.2% | 3.5% | +34 | +0.2pp |
| Not stated | 241 | 2.8% | 3.8% | 414 | 5.1% | 5.8% | -173 | -2.3pp |
| India | 234 | 2.7% | 2.8% | 202 | 2.5% | 2.4% | +32 | +0.2pp |
| New Zealand | 227 | 2.6% | 3.4% | 189 | 2.3% | 3.6% | +38 | +0.3pp |
| South Africa | 129 | 1.5% | 1.1% | 110 | 1.3% | 1.0% | +19 | +0.2pp |
| Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 99 | 1.1% | 0.7% | 81 | 1.0% | 0.6% | +18 | +0.1pp |
| Iran | 97 | 1.1% | 0.4% | 93 | 1.1% | 0.4% | +4 | 0.0pp |
| United States of America | 96 | 1.1% | 0.6% | 82 | 1.0% | 0.5% | +14 | +0.1pp |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | 82 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 64 | 0.8% | 0.9% | +18 | +0.1pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.