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, 13.7% (2,763) of people in Wodonga were born overseas, compared with 11.3% in Wodonga (C). A further 80.9% (16,355) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Wodonga - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Wodonga in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wodonga (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 Wodonga, with comparison markers for Wodonga (C).
Not stated
England
India
New Zealand
Germany
Philippines
Vietnam
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Bhutan
Nepal
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Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Not stated
-365
-2.3pp
England
+22
0.0pp
India
+108
+0.5pp
New Zealand
+39
+0.2pp
Germany
+4
0.0pp
Philippines
+6
0.0pp
Vietnam
+123
+0.6pp
Congo, Democratic Republic of
+78
+0.3pp
Bhutan
+2
0.0pp
Nepal
+11
0.0pp
Data table
Birthplace for Wodonga. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wodonga (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wodonga (C)% | Count | % | Wodonga (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Not stated | 1,105 | 5.5% | 5.0% | 1,470 | 7.8% | 6.9% | -365 | -2.3pp |
| England | 365 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 343 | 1.8% | 1.8% | +22 | 0.0pp |
| India | 304 | 1.5% | 1.0% | 196 | 1.0% | 0.7% | +108 | +0.5pp |
| New Zealand | 180 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 141 | 0.7% | 0.8% | +39 | +0.2pp |
| Germany | 158 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 154 | 0.8% | 0.8% | +4 | 0.0pp |
| Philippines | 153 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 147 | 0.8% | 0.6% | +6 | 0.0pp |
| Vietnam | 134 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 11 | 0.1% | 0.0% | +123 | +0.6pp |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 131 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 53 | 0.3% | 0.2% | +78 | +0.3pp |
| Bhutan | 82 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 80 | 0.4% | 0.2% | +2 | 0.0pp |
| Nepal | 80 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 69 | 0.4% | 0.2% | +11 | 0.0pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.