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, 44.9% (4,671) of people in Mount Pritchard (part) were born overseas, compared with 55.9% in Fairfield (C). A further 48.4% (5,041) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Mount Pritchard (part) - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Mount Pritchard (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Fairfield (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mount Pritchard (part), with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).
Vietnam
Not stated
Iraq
Cambodia
New Zealand
Lebanon
Italy
Serbia
Croatia
Philippines
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Vietnam
+389
+3.2pp
Not stated
-36
-0.7pp
Iraq
+131
+1.1pp
Cambodia
+52
+0.4pp
New Zealand
-39
-0.5pp
Lebanon
-4
-0.2pp
Italy
-29
-0.3pp
Serbia
+45
+0.4pp
Croatia
-17
-0.3pp
Philippines
+5
0.0pp
Data table
Birthplace for Mount Pritchard (part). Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Fairfield (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | % | Fairfield (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Vietnam | 1,654 | 15.9% | 16.3% | 1,265 | 12.7% | 15.5% | +389 | +3.2pp |
| Not stated | 700 | 6.7% | 5.5% | 736 | 7.4% | 5.5% | -36 | -0.7pp |
| Iraq | 345 | 3.3% | 12.0% | 214 | 2.2% | 9.4% | +131 | +1.1pp |
| Cambodia | 301 | 2.9% | 3.6% | 249 | 2.5% | 3.7% | +52 | +0.4pp |
| New Zealand | 202 | 1.9% | 1.0% | 241 | 2.4% | 1.4% | -39 | -0.5pp |
| Lebanon | 200 | 1.9% | 1.3% | 204 | 2.1% | 1.2% | -4 | -0.2pp |
| Italy | 165 | 1.6% | 1.5% | 194 | 1.9% | 1.7% | -29 | -0.3pp |
| Serbia | 153 | 1.5% | 0.6% | 108 | 1.1% | 0.5% | +45 | +0.4pp |
| Croatia | 140 | 1.3% | 0.9% | 157 | 1.6% | 1.0% | -17 | -0.3pp |
| Philippines | 115 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 110 | 1.1% | 1.2% | +5 | 0.0pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.