Cultural diversity
Importance
Australia is a diversified and multicultural country with residents identifying with over 280 ancestries. Multiculturalism is central to Australia's national identity and is one of the country's greatest strengths. On Census night 2021, 28% of Australian’s identified as being born overseas.
Data on cultural diversity is important in helping inform government planning and service providers. Cultural diversity covers topics such as ‘country of birth’, ‘language spoken at home’, ‘ancestry’ and even ‘religious affiliation’.
Free factsheet
This one-page factsheet (based in Excel) presents statistics on residents’ citizenship, Indigenous status, country of birth, language spoken at home and religion for each statistical area level 2 within New South Wales.
The factsheet is updated by selecting a region of interest from a drop-down list. All data are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (usual resident profiles).
This type of product would suit clients wanting to showcase multiple standardised reports, all contained in one easy to access file.
Custom data
Should you require detailed cultural diversity data for 2021 or 2016 for a different state or territory, at a different geography such as local government area, Statistical Area Level 2 (SA3), postcodes, Electoral Divisions, or other custom regions, please use the contact us link.