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, 20.1% (895) of people in Salisbury Heights were born overseas, compared with 34.2% in Salisbury (C). A further 77.6% (3,459) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Salisbury Heights - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Salisbury Heights in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Salisbury (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 Salisbury Heights, with comparison markers for Salisbury (C).
England
Not stated
Italy
Scotland
Philippines
South Africa
India
New Zealand
Afghanistan
Germany
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
England
-75
-2.2pp
Not stated
-68
-1.6pp
Italy
-5
-0.2pp
Scotland
0
0.0pp
Philippines
+6
+0.1pp
South Africa
+13
+0.3pp
India
-1
-0.1pp
New Zealand
-3
-0.1pp
Afghanistan
+14
+0.3pp
Germany
-14
-0.3pp
Data table
Birthplace for Salisbury Heights. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Salisbury (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Salisbury (C)% | Count | % | Salisbury (C)% | Count | pp | |
| England | 389 | 8.7% | 4.8% | 464 | 10.9% | 5.7% | -75 | -2.2pp |
| Not stated | 101 | 2.3% | 4.1% | 169 | 3.9% | 5.5% | -68 | -1.6pp |
| Italy | 51 | 1.1% | 0.7% | 56 | 1.3% | 0.9% | -5 | -0.2pp |
| Scotland | 47 | 1.1% | 0.6% | 47 | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Philippines | 36 | 0.8% | 1.8% | 30 | 0.7% | 1.6% | +6 | +0.1pp |
| South Africa | 25 | 0.6% | 0.2% | 12 | 0.3% | 0.2% | +13 | +0.3pp |
| India | 20 | 0.4% | 4.5% | 21 | 0.5% | 2.6% | -1 | -0.1pp |
| New Zealand | 19 | 0.4% | 0.6% | 22 | 0.5% | 0.6% | -3 | -0.1pp |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 0.4% | 2.6% | 5 | 0.1% | 1.6% | +14 | +0.3pp |
| Germany | 17 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 31 | 0.7% | 0.5% | -14 | -0.3pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.