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, 40.2% (172) of people in Penfield were born overseas, compared with 21.7% in Playford (C). A further 47.2% (202) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Penfield - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Penfield in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Playford (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 Penfield, with comparison markers for Playford (C).
England
Not stated
Vietnam
Netherlands
Cambodia
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
England
+19
+4.2pp
Not stated
+33
+7.6pp
Vietnam
+10
+2.2pp
Netherlands
+7
+1.6pp
Cambodia
0
-0.1pp
Data table
Birthplace for Penfield. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Playford (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Playford (C)% | Count | % | Playford (C)% | Count | pp | |
| England | 72 | 16.8% | 6.3% | 53 | 12.6% | 7.7% | +19 | +4.2pp |
| Not stated | 54 | 12.6% | 6.2% | 21 | 5.0% | 7.6% | +33 | +7.6pp |
| Vietnam | 19 | 4.4% | 0.7% | 9 | 2.2% | 0.6% | +10 | +2.2pp |
| Netherlands | 12 | 2.8% | 0.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 0.4% | +7 | +1.6pp |
| Cambodia | 12 | 2.8% | 0.3% | 12 | 2.9% | 0.3% | 0 | -0.1pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.