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, 22% (277) of people in Katherine were born overseas, compared with 14.8% in Katherine (T). A further 63.3% (798) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Katherine - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Katherine in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Katherine (T) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Katherine, with comparison markers for Katherine (T).
Not stated
Nepal
New Zealand
Philippines
India
England
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Not stated
-137
-7.0pp
New Zealand
+7
+0.8pp
Philippines
+4
+0.6pp
India
-2
+0.1pp
England
-13
-0.7pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
-1
+0.1pp
South Africa
-7
-0.3pp
Data table
Birthplace for Katherine. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Katherine (T)% | Count | % | Katherine (T)% | Count | pp | |
| Not stated | 185 | 14.7% | 14.1% | 322 | 21.7% | 20.5% | -137 | -7.0pp |
| Nepal | 39 | 3.1% | 1.6% | - | - | 0.4% | - | - |
| New Zealand | 32 | 2.5% | 1.6% | 25 | 1.7% | 1.6% | +7 | +0.8pp |
| Philippines | 30 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 26 | 1.8% | 2.2% | +4 | +0.6pp |
| India | 20 | 1.6% | 1.2% | 22 | 1.5% | 1.0% | -2 | +0.1pp |
| England | 19 | 1.5% | 1.4% | 32 | 2.2% | 1.7% | -13 | -0.7pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 13 | 1.0% | 0.2% | 14 | 0.9% | 0.3% | -1 | +0.1pp |
| South Africa | 12 | 1.0% | 0.4% | 19 | 1.3% | 0.3% | -7 | -0.3pp |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 0.8% | 0.3% | - | - | 0.3% | - | - |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.