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, 40.8% (3,633) of people in Girrawheen were born overseas, compared with 40.8% in Wanneroo (C). A further 53.4% (4,757) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Girrawheen - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Girrawheen in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wanneroo (C) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Girrawheen, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).
Vietnam
Not stated
Myanmar
England
Philippines
New Zealand
India
Malaysia
Thailand
North Macedonia
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Vietnam
+9
0.0pp
Not stated
-63
-0.9pp
Myanmar
-1
-0.1pp
England
-13
-0.2pp
Philippines
-5
-0.1pp
New Zealand
-28
-0.3pp
India
+18
+0.2pp
Malaysia
+57
+0.6pp
Thailand
+27
+0.2pp
North Macedonia
-13
-0.1pp
Data table
Birthplace for Girrawheen. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wanneroo (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wanneroo (C)% | Count | % | Wanneroo (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Vietnam | 562 | 6.3% | 1.8% | 553 | 6.3% | 1.8% | +9 | 0.0pp |
| Not stated | 511 | 5.7% | 4.1% | 574 | 6.6% | 6.4% | -63 | -0.9pp |
| Myanmar | 411 | 4.6% | 0.7% | 412 | 4.7% | 0.7% | -1 | -0.1pp |
| England | 347 | 3.9% | 12.5% | 360 | 4.1% | 13.1% | -13 | -0.2pp |
| Philippines | 231 | 2.6% | 1.3% | 236 | 2.7% | 1.1% | -5 | -0.1pp |
| New Zealand | 194 | 2.2% | 3.4% | 222 | 2.5% | 3.8% | -28 | -0.3pp |
| India | 175 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 157 | 1.8% | 1.7% | +18 | +0.2pp |
| Malaysia | 135 | 1.5% | 0.7% | 78 | 0.9% | 0.7% | +57 | +0.6pp |
| Thailand | 128 | 1.4% | 0.4% | 101 | 1.2% | 0.4% | +27 | +0.2pp |
| North Macedonia | 78 | 0.9% | 0.5% | 91 | 1.0% | 0.5% | -13 | -0.1pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.