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, 20.6% (855) of people in Earlville were born overseas, compared with 22.3% in Cairns (R). A further 69.9% (2,896) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Earlville - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Earlville in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Earlville, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).
Not stated
England
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Japan
Korea, Republic of (South)
India
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Scotland
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Not stated
-11
-0.6pp
England
+2
0.0pp
New Zealand
+3
0.0pp
Papua New Guinea
+20
+0.4pp
Philippines
+13
+0.3pp
Japan
+9
+0.2pp
Korea, Republic of (South)
-6
-0.2pp
India
+19
+0.4pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+5
+0.1pp
Scotland
+5
+0.1pp
Data table
Birthplace for Earlville. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | % | Cairns (R)% | Count | pp | |
| Not stated | 393 | 9.5% | 8.6% | 404 | 10.1% | 9.7% | -11 | -0.6pp |
| England | 135 | 3.3% | 3.9% | 133 | 3.3% | 3.9% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| New Zealand | 115 | 2.8% | 2.8% | 112 | 2.8% | 3.1% | +3 | 0.0pp |
| Papua New Guinea | 67 | 1.6% | 1.4% | 47 | 1.2% | 1.5% | +20 | +0.4pp |
| Philippines | 66 | 1.6% | 1.3% | 53 | 1.3% | 1.2% | +13 | +0.3pp |
| Japan | 40 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 31 | 0.8% | 1.1% | +9 | +0.2pp |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | 40 | 1.0% | 0.4% | 46 | 1.2% | 0.6% | -6 | -0.2pp |
| India | 37 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 18 | 0.5% | 0.9% | +19 | +0.4pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 29 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 24 | 0.6% | 0.5% | +5 | +0.1pp |
| Scotland | 26 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 21 | 0.5% | 0.4% | +5 | +0.1pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.