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, 14.7% (668) of people in Chisholm (NSW) were born overseas, compared with 9.1% in Maitland (C). A further 83.7% (3,793) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Chisholm (NSW) - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Chisholm (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Maitland (C) 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 Chisholm (NSW), with comparison markers for Maitland (C).
India
England
Not stated
New Zealand
Philippines
Korea, Republic of (South)
South Africa
Vietnam
Canada
Zimbabwe
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
India
+198
+3.6pp
England
+64
+0.1pp
Not stated
+36
-0.8pp
New Zealand
+41
+0.4pp
Philippines
+32
+0.3pp
South Africa
+6
-0.8pp
Canada
+4
-0.5pp
Data table
Birthplace for Chisholm (NSW). Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Maitland (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Maitland (C)% | Count | % | Maitland (C)% | Count | pp | |
| India | 216 | 4.8% | 0.9% | 18 | 1.2% | 0.5% | +198 | +3.6pp |
| England | 93 | 2.1% | 1.8% | 29 | 2.0% | 1.8% | +64 | +0.1pp |
| Not stated | 69 | 1.5% | 3.9% | 33 | 2.3% | 5.4% | +36 | -0.8pp |
| New Zealand | 51 | 1.1% | 1.0% | 10 | 0.7% | 1.0% | +41 | +0.4pp |
| Philippines | 41 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 9 | 0.6% | 0.5% | +32 | +0.3pp |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | 32 | 0.7% | 0.1% | - | - | 0.1% | - | - |
| South Africa | 26 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 20 | 1.4% | 0.4% | +6 | -0.8pp |
| Vietnam | 22 | 0.5% | 0.1% | - | - | 0.1% | - | - |
| Canada | 15 | 0.3% | 0.1% | 11 | 0.8% | 0.1% | +4 | -0.5pp |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 0.3% | 0.2% | - | - | 0.2% | - | - |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.