Cultural diversity
Birthplace
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.
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, 38.9% (1,890) of people in St James (WA) (part) were born overseas, compared with 50.8% in Canning (C). A further 56% (2,721) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
St James (WA) (part) - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for St James (WA) (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Canning (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 St James (WA) (part), with comparison markers for Canning (C).
Not stated
England
India
Malaysia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
New Zealand
Bhutan
Nepal
Philippines
Vietnam
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Not stated
-218
-4.6pp
England
-3
-0.2pp
India
-12
-0.3pp
Malaysia
-18
-0.4pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
-14
-0.3pp
New Zealand
-13
-0.3pp
Bhutan
+80
+1.7pp
Nepal
+60
+1.2pp
Philippines
-9
-0.2pp
Vietnam
+12
+0.2pp
Data table
Birthplace for St James (WA) (part). Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Canning (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Canning (C)% | Count | % | Canning (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Not stated | 252 | 5.2% | 3.8% | 470 | 9.8% | 5.0% | -218 | -4.6pp |
| England | 206 | 4.2% | 4.6% | 209 | 4.4% | 5.4% | -3 | -0.2pp |
| India | 166 | 3.4% | 7.9% | 178 | 3.7% | 6.1% | -12 | -0.3pp |
| Malaysia | 130 | 2.7% | 6.2% | 148 | 3.1% | 6.0% | -18 | -0.4pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 101 | 2.1% | 4.8% | 115 | 2.4% | 5.1% | -14 | -0.3pp |
| New Zealand | 97 | 2.0% | 1.9% | 110 | 2.3% | 2.1% | -13 | -0.3pp |
| Bhutan | 87 | 1.8% | 0.7% | 7 | 0.1% | 0.3% | +80 | +1.7pp |
| Nepal | 74 | 1.5% | 0.8% | 14 | 0.3% | 0.4% | +60 | +1.2pp |
| Philippines | 61 | 1.3% | 1.7% | 70 | 1.5% | 1.8% | -9 | -0.2pp |
| Vietnam | 55 | 1.1% | 0.7% | 43 | 0.9% | 0.6% | +12 | +0.2pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.