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% (8,193) of people in Wyndham Vale were born overseas, compared with 48% in Wyndham (C). A further 54.8% (11,227) of people were born in Australia.
Section overview
Birthplace - Ranked by size
Wyndham Vale - Overseas born (Usual residence)
This table summarises birthplace for Wyndham Vale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wyndham (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 Wyndham Vale, with comparison markers for Wyndham (C).
India
Not stated
New Zealand
Myanmar
Thailand
England
Philippines
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Chart view
Birthplace - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
India
+1,106
+5.1pp
Not stated
-77
-0.6pp
New Zealand
-86
-0.5pp
Myanmar
+366
+1.8pp
Thailand
+267
+1.2pp
England
-97
-0.6pp
Philippines
-121
-0.7pp
Pakistan
+73
+0.3pp
Sri Lanka
-2
-0.1pp
Bangladesh
+22
+0.1pp
Data table
Birthplace for Wyndham Vale. Birthplace - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wyndham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wyndham (C)% | Count | % | Wyndham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| India | 2,698 | 13.2% | 17.3% | 1,592 | 8.1% | 10.3% | +1,106 | +5.1pp |
| Not stated | 1,069 | 5.2% | 5.1% | 1,146 | 5.8% | 5.7% | -77 | -0.6pp |
| New Zealand | 586 | 2.9% | 3.2% | 672 | 3.4% | 3.6% | -86 | -0.5pp |
| Myanmar | 549 | 2.7% | 0.9% | 183 | 0.9% | 0.9% | +366 | +1.8pp |
| Thailand | 438 | 2.1% | 0.7% | 171 | 0.9% | 0.7% | +267 | +1.2pp |
| England | 398 | 1.9% | 1.6% | 495 | 2.5% | 2.3% | -97 | -0.6pp |
| Philippines | 362 | 1.8% | 2.6% | 483 | 2.5% | 2.6% | -121 | -0.7pp |
| Pakistan | 182 | 0.9% | 1.5% | 109 | 0.6% | 1.0% | +73 | +0.3pp |
| Sri Lanka | 173 | 0.8% | 1.0% | 175 | 0.9% | 0.9% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| Bangladesh | 157 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 135 | 0.7% | 0.7% | +22 | +0.1pp |
Excludes countries of birth with fewer than 10 people.