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, 23.3% (627) of people in Daw Park were born overseas, compared with 23.1% in Mitcham (C). A further 73.4% (1,975) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Daw Park - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Daw Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Daw Park, with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
England
Not stated
India
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Greece
Nepal
Malaysia
New Zealand
Germany
Korea, Republic of (South)
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
England
-1
-0.1pp
Not stated
-14
-0.6pp
India
+5
+0.2pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
-6
-0.3pp
Greece
+4
+0.1pp
Nepal
+23
+0.9pp
Malaysia
+13
+0.5pp
New Zealand
-2
-0.1pp
Germany
-3
-0.1pp
Korea, Republic of (South)
-5
-0.2pp
Data table
Birthplace for Daw Park. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mitcham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mitcham (C)% | Count | % | Mitcham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| England | 94 | 3.5% | 5.5% | 95 | 3.6% | 5.9% | -1 | -0.1pp |
| Not stated | 90 | 3.3% | 2.3% | 104 | 3.9% | 4.0% | -14 | -0.6pp |
| India | 61 | 2.3% | 1.5% | 56 | 2.1% | 1.0% | +5 | +0.2pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 51 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 57 | 2.2% | 2.0% | -6 | -0.3pp |
| Greece | 47 | 1.7% | 0.7% | 43 | 1.6% | 0.8% | +4 | +0.1pp |
| Nepal | 37 | 1.4% | 0.6% | 14 | 0.5% | 0.2% | +23 | +0.9pp |
| Malaysia | 23 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 10 | 0.4% | 0.6% | +13 | +0.5pp |
| New Zealand | 21 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 23 | 0.9% | 0.9% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| Germany | 19 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 22 | 0.8% | 0.7% | -3 | -0.1pp |
| Korea, Republic of (South) | 18 | 0.7% | 0.3% | 23 | 0.9% | 0.3% | -5 | -0.2pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.