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, 27.9% (1,217) of people in Shoalwater (WA) were born overseas, compared with 30.5% in Rockingham (C). A further 62.9% (2,741) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Shoalwater (WA) - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Shoalwater (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Rockingham (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 Shoalwater (WA), with comparison markers for Rockingham (C).
England
Not stated
New Zealand
Scotland
South Africa
Wales
Ireland
Germany
Philippines
India
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
England
-22
-1.5pp
Not stated
+136
+2.6pp
New Zealand
-20
-0.7pp
Scotland
-5
-0.3pp
South Africa
-2
-0.2pp
Wales
-5
-0.2pp
Ireland
-5
-0.2pp
Germany
+7
+0.1pp
Philippines
-2
-0.1pp
India
+2
0.0pp
Data table
Birthplace for Shoalwater (WA). Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Rockingham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Rockingham (C)% | Count | % | Rockingham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| England | 525 | 12.0% | 12.4% | 547 | 13.5% | 13.4% | -22 | -1.5pp |
| Not stated | 403 | 9.2% | 5.6% | 267 | 6.6% | 7.7% | +136 | +2.6pp |
| New Zealand | 139 | 3.2% | 4.9% | 159 | 3.9% | 5.4% | -20 | -0.7pp |
| Scotland | 71 | 1.6% | 1.6% | 76 | 1.9% | 1.8% | -5 | -0.3pp |
| South Africa | 63 | 1.4% | 1.8% | 65 | 1.6% | 1.9% | -2 | -0.2pp |
| Wales | 36 | 0.8% | 0.4% | 41 | 1.0% | 0.5% | -5 | -0.2pp |
| Ireland | 32 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 37 | 0.9% | 0.5% | -5 | -0.2pp |
| Germany | 31 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 24 | 0.6% | 0.4% | +7 | +0.1pp |
| Philippines | 29 | 0.7% | 1.0% | 31 | 0.8% | 0.9% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| India | 25 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 23 | 0.6% | 0.6% | +2 | 0.0pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.