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, 28.1% (4,547) of people in Moonee Ponds were born overseas, compared with 27.8% in Moonee Valley (C). A further 68.7% (11,128) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Moonee Ponds - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Moonee Ponds in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moonee Valley (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Moonee Ponds, with comparison markers for Moonee Valley (C).
Italy
Not stated
India
England
New Zealand
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Greece
Vietnam
Nepal
Malaysia
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Italy
-59
-0.9pp
Not stated
-286
-2.4pp
India
+85
+0.2pp
England
+77
+0.3pp
New Zealand
+50
0.0pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+13
-0.1pp
Greece
-17
-0.2pp
Vietnam
+36
+0.1pp
Nepal
+73
+0.4pp
Malaysia
+61
+0.3pp
Data table
Birthplace for Moonee Ponds. 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 | 582 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 641 | 4.5% | 4.1% | -59 | -0.9pp |
| Not stated | 515 | 3.2% | 3.7% | 801 | 5.6% | 6.4% | -286 | -2.4pp |
| India | 409 | 2.5% | 2.3% | 324 | 2.3% | 2.4% | +85 | +0.2pp |
| England | 381 | 2.4% | 1.8% | 304 | 2.1% | 1.8% | +77 | +0.3pp |
| New Zealand | 299 | 1.8% | 1.2% | 249 | 1.8% | 1.2% | +50 | 0.0pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 223 | 1.4% | 1.4% | 210 | 1.5% | 1.6% | +13 | -0.1pp |
| Greece | 171 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 188 | 1.3% | 1.2% | -17 | -0.2pp |
| Vietnam | 167 | 1.0% | 2.1% | 131 | 0.9% | 2.0% | +36 | +0.1pp |
| Nepal | 157 | 1.0% | 0.5% | 84 | 0.6% | 0.3% | +73 | +0.4pp |
| Malaysia | 136 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 75 | 0.5% | 0.6% | +61 | +0.3pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.