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, 31.2% (3,810) of people in Prahran were born overseas, compared with 31.5% in Stonnington (C). A further 63.5% (7,748) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Prahran - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Prahran in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Stonnington (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Prahran, with comparison markers for Stonnington (C).
Not stated
England
New Zealand
Greece
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
India
Ireland
United States of America
Malaysia
South Africa
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Not stated
-788
-5.8pp
England
-22
+0.1pp
New Zealand
-84
-0.5pp
Greece
-58
-0.3pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
-35
-0.2pp
India
-19
-0.1pp
Ireland
+34
+0.4pp
United States of America
+4
+0.1pp
Malaysia
+9
+0.1pp
South Africa
+11
+0.1pp
Data table
Birthplace for Prahran. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Stonnington (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Stonnington (C)% | Count | % | Stonnington (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Not stated | 636 | 5.2% | 4.6% | 1,424 | 11.0% | 7.7% | -788 | -5.8pp |
| England | 559 | 4.6% | 3.6% | 581 | 4.5% | 3.5% | -22 | +0.1pp |
| New Zealand | 389 | 3.2% | 2.2% | 473 | 3.7% | 2.5% | -84 | -0.5pp |
| Greece | 327 | 2.7% | 1.5% | 385 | 3.0% | 1.6% | -58 | -0.3pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 181 | 1.5% | 3.8% | 216 | 1.7% | 4.3% | -35 | -0.2pp |
| India | 175 | 1.4% | 2.4% | 194 | 1.5% | 2.5% | -19 | -0.1pp |
| Ireland | 143 | 1.2% | 0.7% | 109 | 0.8% | 0.6% | +34 | +0.4pp |
| United States of America | 135 | 1.1% | 1.0% | 131 | 1.0% | 0.8% | +4 | +0.1pp |
| Malaysia | 126 | 1.0% | 1.3% | 117 | 0.9% | 1.2% | +9 | +0.1pp |
| South Africa | 111 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 100 | 0.8% | 0.8% | +11 | +0.1pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.