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, 15.5% (806) of people in Tannum Sands were born overseas, compared with 13.2% in Gladstone (R). A further 80.6% (4,201) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Tannum Sands - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Tannum Sands in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Gladstone (R) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tannum Sands, with comparison markers for Gladstone (R).
New Zealand
Not stated
England
South Africa
Scotland
United States of America
Ireland
Philippines
Zimbabwe
Germany
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
New Zealand
-37
-0.7pp
Not stated
-98
-1.9pp
England
-11
-0.2pp
South Africa
-14
-0.3pp
Scotland
+2
0.0pp
United States of America
+8
+0.2pp
Ireland
-2
-0.1pp
Philippines
-8
-0.1pp
Zimbabwe
+1
0.0pp
Germany
-6
-0.1pp
Data table
Birthplace for Tannum Sands. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Gladstone (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Gladstone (R)% | Count | % | Gladstone (R)% | Count | pp | |
| New Zealand | 248 | 4.8% | 3.1% | 285 | 5.5% | 3.8% | -37 | -0.7pp |
| Not stated | 202 | 3.9% | 7.2% | 300 | 5.8% | 8.1% | -98 | -1.9pp |
| England | 165 | 3.2% | 2.3% | 176 | 3.4% | 2.4% | -11 | -0.2pp |
| South Africa | 122 | 2.3% | 1.2% | 136 | 2.6% | 1.2% | -14 | -0.3pp |
| Scotland | 36 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 34 | 0.7% | 0.4% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| United States of America | 25 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 17 | 0.3% | 0.3% | +8 | +0.2pp |
| Ireland | 18 | 0.3% | 0.1% | 20 | 0.4% | 0.2% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| Philippines | 15 | 0.3% | 1.4% | 23 | 0.4% | 1.4% | -8 | -0.1pp |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 12 | 0.2% | 0.2% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Germany | 11 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 17 | 0.3% | 0.3% | -6 | -0.1pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.