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, 24.5% (1,982) of people in Airport West were born overseas, compared with 27.8% in Moonee Valley (C). A further 72.9% (5,899) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Airport West - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Airport West in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moonee Valley (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Airport West, with comparison markers for Moonee Valley (C).
Italy
Not stated
India
England
Greece
New Zealand
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Malta
Sri Lanka
Philippines
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Italy
-71
-1.4pp
Not stated
-280
-3.9pp
India
-4
-0.2pp
England
+3
0.0pp
Greece
+2
-0.1pp
New Zealand
+5
0.0pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
-2
-0.1pp
Malta
+1
0.0pp
Sri Lanka
+9
+0.1pp
Philippines
+4
0.0pp
Data table
Birthplace for Airport West. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moonee Valley (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Moonee Valley (C)% | Count | % | Moonee Valley (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Italy | 470 | 5.8% | 3.7% | 541 | 7.2% | 4.1% | -71 | -1.4pp |
| Not stated | 214 | 2.6% | 3.7% | 494 | 6.5% | 6.4% | -280 | -3.9pp |
| India | 194 | 2.4% | 2.3% | 198 | 2.6% | 2.4% | -4 | -0.2pp |
| England | 118 | 1.5% | 1.8% | 115 | 1.5% | 1.8% | +3 | 0.0pp |
| Greece | 105 | 1.3% | 1.1% | 103 | 1.4% | 1.2% | +2 | -0.1pp |
| New Zealand | 91 | 1.1% | 1.2% | 86 | 1.1% | 1.2% | +5 | 0.0pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 78 | 1.0% | 1.4% | 80 | 1.1% | 1.6% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| Malta | 77 | 1.0% | 0.5% | 76 | 1.0% | 0.6% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| Sri Lanka | 57 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 48 | 0.6% | 0.5% | +9 | +0.1pp |
| Philippines | 54 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 50 | 0.7% | 0.6% | +4 | 0.0pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.