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, 26.5% (911) of people in Harvey were born overseas, compared with 19.3% in Harvey (S). A further 66.7% (2,293) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Harvey - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Harvey in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Harvey (S) and change since 2016.
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Harvey, with comparison markers for Harvey (S).
Philippines
Not stated
England
Italy
New Zealand
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Taiwan
Netherlands
South Africa
Malaysia
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Philippines
+91
+2.3pp
Not stated
-88
-2.9pp
England
0
-0.1pp
Italy
-17
-0.6pp
New Zealand
+4
+0.1pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+50
+1.4pp
Taiwan
-26
-0.8pp
Netherlands
+9
+0.2pp
South Africa
-13
-0.4pp
Korea, Republic of (South)
+2
0.0pp
Data table
Birthplace for Harvey. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Harvey (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Harvey (S)% | Count | % | Harvey (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Philippines | 382 | 11.1% | 1.9% | 291 | 8.8% | 1.5% | +91 | +2.3pp |
| Not stated | 233 | 6.8% | 5.0% | 321 | 9.7% | 8.0% | -88 | -2.9pp |
| England | 160 | 4.7% | 5.6% | 160 | 4.8% | 6.0% | 0 | -0.1pp |
| Italy | 73 | 2.1% | 0.6% | 90 | 2.7% | 0.7% | -17 | -0.6pp |
| New Zealand | 65 | 1.9% | 3.3% | 61 | 1.8% | 3.8% | +4 | +0.1pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 53 | 1.5% | 0.4% | 3 | 0.1% | 0.2% | +50 | +1.4pp |
| Taiwan | 24 | 0.7% | 0.3% | 50 | 1.5% | 0.3% | -26 | -0.8pp |
| Netherlands | 18 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 9 | 0.3% | 0.4% | +9 | +0.2pp |
| South Africa | 17 | 0.5% | 1.5% | 30 | 0.9% | 1.5% | -13 | -0.4pp |
| Malaysia | 16 | 0.5% | 0.2% | - | - | 0.1% | - | - |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.