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WHERE DO MIGRANTS LIVE?

FOREIGN BORN AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION IN SELECTED OECD NATIONS - 2010(a)



MIGRANTS IN AUSTRALIA BY COUNTRY OF BIRTH(a) - 2001 AND 2011



MEDIAN LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN AUSTRALIA BY COUNTRY OF BIRTH - 2011



PEOPLE LIVING IN A MAJOR URBAN AREA BY COUNTRY OF BIRTH - 2011



MIGRANTS IN AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL CITIES - 2011



MIGRANTS IN AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL CITIES - 2011



TOP SUBURBS(a) FOR MIGRANTS IN AUSTRALIA BY CAPITAL CITY - 2011

Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide % % % % Haymarket 87.8 Clayton 70.1 Robertson 62.0 Regency Park 63.4 Sydney 78.4 Springvale 68.8 Brisbane City 59.3 Woodville Gardens 55.4 Harris Park 76.4 Melbourne 68.1 Stretton 57.0 Mansfield Park 53.2 Rhodes 73.4 Dandenong 67.0 Macgregor 56.4 Adelaide 52.7 Homebush West 72.5 Clayton South 64.6 Sunnybank 53.5 Athol Park 51.6 Ultimo 71.8 Carlton 62.9 Calamvale 53.4 Bedford Park 49.1 Parramatta 69.8 St Albans 62.0 Runcorn 52.8 Croydon Park 48.7 Campsie 69.1 Southbank 60.6 Sunnybank Hills 51.4 Wingfield 47.7 Wolli Creek 68.5 Noble Park 60.1 Eight Mile Plains 50.3 Ferryden Park 46.7 Cabramatta 68.4 Springvale South 59.4 South Brisbane 50.0 Kilburn 45.7

Perth Hobart Darwin Canberra % % % % Northbridge 67.7 Dynnyrne 33.0 Coonawarra 50.3 Acton 56.9 Jindalee 62.4 Sandy Bay 31.1 Brinkin 48.1 City 56.4 Bentley 62.0 Hobart 28.2 Eaton 43.8 Franklin 44.4 Crawley 61.6 Taroona 23.0 Wagaman 43.2 Phillip 42.8 East Perth 60.9 Glebe 22.9 Nakara 38.4 O'Malley 42.8 Cannington 60.6 Battery Point 22.5 Darwin City 37.4 Belconnen 40.6 Perth 57.3 Bonnet Hill 22.4 Coconut Grove 36.2 Braddon 39.5 Karawara 56.9 Kingston Beach 22.1 Tiwi 34.8 Gungahlin 37.8 Glendalough 56.0 Tolmans Hill 21.8 Alawa 34.1 Bruce 37.2 Queens Park 55.3 Mount Nelson 20.9 Nightcliff 33.6 Isaacs 36.8

(a) Suburbs with the highest percentage of residents who were born overseas. Excludes suburbs with less than 100 usual residents.

Source: ABS 2011 Census of Population and Housing

PERCENTAGE OF MIGRANTS IN SYDNEY BY SUBURB - 2011





(a) Suburbs with fewer than 100 usual residents have been excluded from analysis.

Source: ABS 2011 Census of Population and Housing

MIGRANTS IN SYDNEY BY COUNTRY OF BIRTH(a) - 2001 AND 2011



SYDNEY SUBURBS WITH HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS BORN IN SELECTED COUNTRIES - 2011

United Kingdom China India New Zealand % % % % Manly 15.6 Hurstville 35.8 Harris Park 43.3 Claymore 7.9 Fairlight 14.9 Rhodes 28.5 Westmead 31.6 Emerton 7.8 Queenscliff 13.6 Burwood 28.3 Parramatta 23.6 Eveleigh 6.4 Balgowlah Heights 13.3 Allawah 23.8 Wentworthville 18.5 Tregear 6.3 Church Point 13.1 Campsie 23.4 Girraween 16.5 Darlinghurst 5.6 North Balgowlah 12.8 Ultimo 22.0 Rosehill 16.1 Potts Point 5.6 Birchgrove 12.7 Haymarket 21.6 Homebush West 15.9 Shalvey 5.4 Bayview 12.6 Eastwood 19.6 Pendle Hill 15.3 Elizabeth Bay 5.3 Balmain East 12.2 Homebush West 19.5 Homebush 13.2 Rushcutters Bay 5.2 Scotland Island 12.1 Wolli Creek 19.2 The Ponds 10.8 Beaconsfield 5.2 Total Sydney 4.2 Total Sydney 4.0 Total Sydney 2.4 Total Sydney 2.1

Source: ABS 2011 Census of Population and Housing

PERCENTAGE OF MIGRANTS IN MELBOURNE BY SUBURB - 2011



(a) Suburbs with fewer than 100 usual residents have been excluded from analysis.

Source: ABS 2011 Census of Population and Housing

MIGRANTS IN MELBOURNE BY COUNTRY OF BIRTH(a) - 2001 AND 2011



MELBOURNE SUBURBS WITH HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS BORN IN SELECTED COUNTRIES - 2011

United Kingdom India China Vietnam % % % % Bangholme 19.7 Laverton 15.1 Box Hill 22.3 Sunshine North 24.9 Mount Eliza 13.2 Glen Huntly 15.1 Clayton 17.8 Braybrook 23.4 Mornington 12.8 Clayton South 14.8 Melbourne 13.0 Springvale 22.3 Mount Martha 12.7 Williams Landing 14.6 Burwood 12.0 Springvale South 19.4 Safety Beach 11.5 Albion 14.6 Kingsbury 12.0 Cairnlea 18.6 Mount Dandenong 10.5 Dandenong 12.2 Box Hill North 11.6 St Albans 17.2 Frankston South 10.4 Springvale 11.1 Notting Hill 11.6 Maidstone 16.6 Sandringham 10.0 Sydenham 11.0 Burwood East 11.3 Kings Park 14.1 Kalorama 10.0 Clayton 10.3 Doncaster 11.1 Sunshine West 13.8 Emerald 9.9 Truganina 10.3 Carlton 11.0 Sunshine 12.3 Total Melbourne 4.3 Total Melbourne 3.0 Total Melbourne 2.6 Total Melbourne 1.9

Source: ABS 2011 Census of Population and Housing

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PERCENTAGE OF MIGRANTS IN PERTH BY SUBURB - 2011





(a) Suburbs with fewer than 100 usual residents have been excluded from analysis.

Source: ABS 2011 Census of Population and Housing

MIGRANTS IN PERTH BY COUNTRY OF BIRTH(a) - 2001 AND 2011



PERTH SUBURBS WITH HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS BORN IN SELECTED COUNTRIES - 2011

United Kingdom New Zealand South Africa India % % % % Jindalee 42.6 Leda 7.9 Jindalee 9.2 Glendalough 15.3 Mindarie 34.3 Cockburn Central 7.2 Iluka 7.7 Osborne Park 9.1 Connolly 33.4 Midvale 7.1 Burns Beach 7.2 Cannington 8.3 Burns Beach 32.5 Bertram 6.2 Mindarie 7.0 Maylands 7.3 Carramar 31.8 Midland 6.2 Currambine 6.7 Queens Park 7.1 Iluka 30.4 Clarkson 6.1 Harrisdale 5.9 Victoria Park 6.4 Butler 28.7 Port Kennedy 6.1 Ocean Reef 5.3 East Cannington 4.9 Tapping 28.4 Waikiki 6.0 Churchlands 5.0 Willetton 4.9 Kinross 28.0 Scarborough 5.7 Piara Waters 4.9 Tuart Hill 4.9 Ocean Reef 26.2 Stratton 5.6 North Coogee 4.7 Riverton 4.6 Total Perth 12.0 Total Perth 3.2 Total Perth 1.9 Total Perth 1.8

Source: ABS 2011 Census of Population and Housing

Data sources and definitions



The data used in this article are sourced primarily from the ABS Census of Population of Housing conducted on the night of 9 August 2011. Where comparisons are made over time, comparable data collected in previous years Censuses is used. Data taken from the OECD Factbook on foreign born populations have been used when making international comparisons.



In this analysis, a migrant is a person who has reported their country of birth as a nation other than Australia. This will include both permanent residents of Australia and temporary migrants working, studying or staying in Australia for extended stays. People born overseas who report on Census night that they intend to stay in Australia for less than one year are considered to be an overseas visitor and are excluded from this analysis. It should be noted that the reported country of birth of an individual may differ from their recognised nationality.



Natural increase is the increase in the population created through a greater number of births than deaths (total births minus total deaths).



The median is the value that divides the group into two equal parts. For example, the median length of residence for migrants in 2011 was 20 years. The median is the midpoint in the distribution of migrants' residence in years, indicating that half of all migrants have lived in Australia for less than 20 years, and half have lived here for more than 20 years. Median length of residence in Australia for overseas-born populations is determined using respondents' reported year of arrival in Australia. Median is used over other measures like the mean (i.e. average) because the length of migrants' residence in Australia is typically asymmetrically distributed with large numbers of migrants with short residencies in Australia, and relatively fewer migrants with longer residencies in Australia.



A Major Urban area is classified as a population cluster of 100,000 or more people. This is determined using the Section of State component of the ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).



Capital cities are defined using the Urban Centre Locality (UCL) component of the ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). A suburb is considered to belong to a capital city if it is fully or partially situated within a capital city's UCL boundary.



An international student has been defined as any person with a country of birth outside Australia who reports attending a Technical or Further Educational Institution (including TAFE Colleges), or University or other Tertiary Institution in Australia.



In analysis for suburbs, including maps and tables, suburbs with fewer than 100 usual residents have been excluded. This is because proportions produced for suburbs can become more volatile as the population of interest gets smaller. Furthermore, the populations living in small suburbs may not reflect a typical residential community. Examples of excluded suburbs in Sydney include Bankstown Aerodrome, Arndell Park and Sydney Olympic Park.



Where people in the Census did not provide information for necessary analysis variables (e.g. country of birth or year of arrival in Australia was 'not stated'), they have been excluded from the population denominator in the calculation of percentages. Back to top