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, 14.7% (1,408) of people in Howrah were born overseas, compared with 14.3% in Clarence (C). A further 83% (7,923) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Howrah - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Howrah in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Clarence (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 Howrah, with comparison markers for Clarence (C).
England
Not stated
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
India
Nepal
New Zealand
Scotland
United States of America
South Africa
Greece
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
England
-3
-0.4pp
Not stated
-209
-2.6pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+111
+1.1pp
India
+83
+0.8pp
Nepal
+71
+0.7pp
New Zealand
-9
-0.2pp
Scotland
-1
0.0pp
United States of America
+11
+0.1pp
South Africa
+11
+0.1pp
Greece
0
-0.1pp
Data table
Birthplace for Howrah. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Clarence (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Clarence (C)% | Count | % | Clarence (C)% | Count | pp | |
| England | 325 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 328 | 3.8% | 3.6% | -3 | -0.4pp |
| Not stated | 215 | 2.3% | 4.0% | 424 | 4.9% | 5.5% | -209 | -2.6pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 142 | 1.5% | 1.3% | 31 | 0.4% | 0.3% | +111 | +1.1pp |
| India | 105 | 1.1% | 1.0% | 22 | 0.3% | 0.3% | +83 | +0.8pp |
| Nepal | 71 | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.1% | +71 | +0.7pp |
| New Zealand | 56 | 0.6% | 0.8% | 65 | 0.8% | 0.8% | -9 | -0.2pp |
| Scotland | 44 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 45 | 0.5% | 0.5% | -1 | 0.0pp |
| United States of America | 44 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 33 | 0.4% | 0.3% | +11 | +0.1pp |
| South Africa | 44 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 33 | 0.4% | 0.3% | +11 | +0.1pp |
| Greece | 39 | 0.4% | 0.1% | 39 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0 | -0.1pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.