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, 14.6% (380) of people in Park Grove were born overseas, compared with 10.1% in Burnie (C). A further 82.7% (2,156) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Park Grove - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Park Grove in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Burnie (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Park Grove, with comparison markers for Burnie (C).
Not stated
England
Sri Lanka
India
Nepal
Malaysia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
New Zealand
Nigeria
Iraq
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Not stated
-11
-0.7pp
England
-9
-0.7pp
Sri Lanka
+26
+0.9pp
India
+4
0.0pp
Malaysia
+5
+0.2pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+12
+0.5pp
New Zealand
-9
-0.5pp
Nigeria
+8
+0.3pp
Iraq
+10
+0.4pp
Scotland
-1
-0.1pp
Data table
Birthplace for Park Grove. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Burnie (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Burnie (C)% | Count | % | Burnie (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Not stated | 70 | 2.7% | 5.5% | 81 | 3.4% | 6.8% | -11 | -0.7pp |
| England | 66 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 75 | 3.2% | 2.5% | -9 | -0.7pp |
| Sri Lanka | 40 | 1.5% | 0.4% | 14 | 0.6% | 0.1% | +26 | +0.9pp |
| India | 37 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 33 | 1.4% | 0.3% | +4 | 0.0pp |
| Nepal | 28 | 1.1% | 0.4% | - | - | 0.0% | - | - |
| Malaysia | 20 | 0.8% | 0.2% | 15 | 0.6% | 0.2% | +5 | +0.2pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 20 | 0.8% | 0.3% | 8 | 0.3% | 0.2% | +12 | +0.5pp |
| New Zealand | 19 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 28 | 1.2% | 0.9% | -9 | -0.5pp |
| Nigeria | 17 | 0.7% | 0.1% | 9 | 0.4% | 0.1% | +8 | +0.3pp |
| Iraq | 13 | 0.5% | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% | +10 | +0.4pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.