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, 21.8% (2,349) of people in Bowral were born overseas, compared with 17.9% in Wingecarribee (A). A further 73.9% (7,957) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Bowral - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Bowral in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wingecarribee (A) and change since 2016.
Birthplace - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bowral, with comparison markers for Wingecarribee (A).
England
Not stated
New Zealand
South Africa
Nepal
India
Scotland
United States of America
Germany
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
England
+69
+0.4pp
Not stated
-187
-2.1pp
New Zealand
+23
+0.1pp
South Africa
+39
+0.4pp
Nepal
+57
+0.5pp
India
+15
+0.1pp
Scotland
+5
+0.1pp
United States of America
+22
+0.2pp
Germany
+1
0.0pp
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
+14
+0.1pp
Data table
Birthplace for Bowral. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wingecarribee (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wingecarribee (A)% | Count | % | Wingecarribee (A)% | Count | pp | |
| England | 774 | 7.2% | 5.6% | 705 | 6.8% | 5.6% | +69 | +0.4pp |
| Not stated | 468 | 4.3% | 5.3% | 655 | 6.4% | 7.0% | -187 | -2.1pp |
| New Zealand | 187 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 164 | 1.6% | 1.5% | +23 | +0.1pp |
| South Africa | 106 | 1.0% | 0.6% | 67 | 0.6% | 0.5% | +39 | +0.4pp |
| Nepal | 105 | 1.0% | 0.8% | 48 | 0.5% | 0.3% | +57 | +0.5pp |
| India | 99 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 84 | 0.8% | 0.4% | +15 | +0.1pp |
| Scotland | 82 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 77 | 0.7% | 0.7% | +5 | +0.1pp |
| United States of America | 73 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 51 | 0.5% | 0.4% | +22 | +0.2pp |
| Germany | 66 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 65 | 0.6% | 0.6% | +1 | 0.0pp |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 51 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 37 | 0.4% | 0.4% | +14 | +0.1pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.