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, 38.5% (5,688) of people in West End (Brisbane - Qld) were born overseas, compared with 31.8% in Brisbane (C). A further 56.4% (8,326) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
West End (Brisbane - Qld) - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for West End (Brisbane - 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 West End (Brisbane - Qld), with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
Not stated
England
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
New Zealand
India
Vietnam
United States of America
Brazil
Greece
Korea, Republic of (South)
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Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Not stated
-222
-5.3pp
England
+251
+0.2pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+379
+1.9pp
New Zealand
+170
+0.2pp
India
+214
+0.8pp
Vietnam
+68
-0.4pp
United States of America
+47
-0.2pp
Brazil
+118
+0.6pp
Greece
-13
-0.8pp
Korea, Republic of (South)
+93
+0.4pp
Data table
Birthplace for West End (Brisbane - 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 | 745 | 5.0% | 3.8% | 967 | 10.3% | 5.8% | -222 | -5.3pp |
| England | 636 | 4.3% | 3.4% | 385 | 4.1% | 3.5% | +251 | +0.2pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 536 | 3.6% | 3.0% | 157 | 1.7% | 2.8% | +379 | +1.9pp |
| New Zealand | 438 | 3.0% | 3.4% | 268 | 2.8% | 3.6% | +170 | +0.2pp |
| India | 375 | 2.5% | 2.8% | 161 | 1.7% | 2.4% | +214 | +0.8pp |
| Vietnam | 284 | 1.9% | 1.3% | 216 | 2.3% | 1.2% | +68 | -0.4pp |
| United States of America | 178 | 1.2% | 0.6% | 131 | 1.4% | 0.5% | +47 | -0.2pp |
| Brazil | 166 | 1.1% | 0.4% | 48 | 0.5% | 0.2% | +118 | +0.6pp |
| Greece | 162 | 1.1% | 0.1% | 175 | 1.9% | 0.2% | -13 | -0.8pp |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | 158 | 1.1% | 0.8% | 65 | 0.7% | 0.9% | +93 | +0.4pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.