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, 23.1% (463) of people in Yeerongpilly were born overseas, compared with 31.8% in Brisbane (C). A further 74.4% (1,493) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Yeerongpilly - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Yeerongpilly in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brisbane (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Yeerongpilly, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).
England
Not stated
New Zealand
India
Vietnam
Philippines
Scotland
Ireland
Germany
Canada
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
England
+7
+0.2pp
Not stated
-83
-4.5pp
New Zealand
-22
-1.3pp
India
-5
-0.4pp
Vietnam
+7
+0.3pp
Philippines
+5
+0.2pp
Scotland
+8
+0.3pp
Ireland
+3
+0.1pp
Germany
+10
+0.5pp
Canada
+10
+0.4pp
Data table
Birthplace for Yeerongpilly. 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 | 69 | 3.4% | 3.4% | 62 | 3.2% | 3.5% | +7 | +0.2pp |
| Not stated | 51 | 2.5% | 3.8% | 134 | 7.0% | 5.8% | -83 | -4.5pp |
| New Zealand | 41 | 2.0% | 3.4% | 63 | 3.3% | 3.6% | -22 | -1.3pp |
| India | 35 | 1.7% | 2.8% | 40 | 2.1% | 2.4% | -5 | -0.4pp |
| Vietnam | 32 | 1.6% | 1.3% | 25 | 1.3% | 1.2% | +7 | +0.3pp |
| Philippines | 28 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 23 | 1.2% | 1.0% | +5 | +0.2pp |
| Scotland | 15 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 7 | 0.4% | 0.5% | +8 | +0.3pp |
| Ireland | 14 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 11 | 0.6% | 0.4% | +3 | +0.1pp |
| Germany | 14 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 4 | 0.2% | 0.4% | +10 | +0.5pp |
| Canada | 13 | 0.6% | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 0.3% | +10 | +0.4pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.