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, 37.2% (967) of people in Hurstville Grove were born overseas, compared with 46.1% in Georges River (A). A further 60.9% (1,585) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Hurstville Grove - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Hurstville Grove in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Georges River (A) 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 Hurstville Grove, with comparison markers for Georges River (A).
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
Not stated
Greece
Croatia
England
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Malaysia
Italy
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+17
+0.4pp
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
-7
-0.3pp
Not stated
-43
-1.8pp
Greece
-8
-0.3pp
Croatia
+7
+0.3pp
England
+14
+0.5pp
New Zealand
-7
-0.3pp
North Macedonia
+1
0.0pp
Malaysia
0
0.0pp
Italy
+5
+0.2pp
Data table
Birthplace for Hurstville Grove. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Georges River (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Georges River (A)% | Count | % | Georges River (A)% | Count | pp | |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 320 | 12.3% | 13.9% | 303 | 11.9% | 16.1% | +17 | +0.4pp |
| Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 68 | 2.6% | 2.4% | 75 | 2.9% | 2.5% | -7 | -0.3pp |
| Not stated | 50 | 1.9% | 3.7% | 93 | 3.7% | 4.7% | -43 | -1.8pp |
| Greece | 49 | 1.9% | 1.6% | 57 | 2.2% | 1.6% | -8 | -0.3pp |
| Croatia | 43 | 1.7% | 0.5% | 36 | 1.4% | 0.5% | +7 | +0.3pp |
| England | 42 | 1.6% | 1.2% | 28 | 1.1% | 1.3% | +14 | +0.5pp |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 43 | 1.7% | 1.5% | -7 | -0.3pp |
| North Macedonia | 32 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 31 | 1.2% | 1.2% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1.2% | 1.0% | 30 | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Italy | 29 | 1.1% | 0.7% | 24 | 0.9% | 0.8% | +5 | +0.2pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.