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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 36.6% of the Dinka speaking population in the City of Ipswich were born in Australia.
People speaking a language other than English at home may have been born in a variety of different countries. Second and third generation migrants may be born in Australia. This topic looks at the distribution of birthplaces for non-English language speakers only. It is likely to vary depending on which communities exist in the local area. Some countries may have multiple languages represented, in different parts of the country (eg. India), while other languages are spoken in a range of countries (e.g. Spanish, Arabic). This topic is another tool to pinpoint the particular cultural groups forming your community.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'In which country was the person born?'
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ipswich - Dinka speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | South East Queensland | Number | % | South East Queensland | 2016 to 2021 |
| South Sudan | 320 | 36.5 | 36.1 | 290 | 35.6 | 34.5 | +30 |
| Sudan | 107 | 12.2 | 15.5 | 122 | 15.0 | 19.4 | -15 |
| Kenya | 75 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 87 | 10.7 | 9.1 | -12 |
| Egypt | 13 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 21 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -8 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +8 |
| Birthplace - Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ipswich - Dinka speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Birthplace | Number | % | South East Queensland | Number | % | South East Queensland | 2016 to 2021 |
| Overseas born | 533 | 60.8 | 64.2 | 538 | 66.0 | 67.6 | -5 |
| Australia | 321 | 36.6 | 33.5 | 267 | 32.8 | 31.3 | +54 |
| Not stated | 23 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 10 | 1.2 | 1.1 | +13 |
| Total people | 877 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 815 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +62 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the Dinka speaking population in the City of Ipswich in 2021 compared to South East Queensland shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas.
Overall, 60.8% of the Dinka speaking population was born overseas, compared with 64.2% for South East Queensland.
The major difference between the countries of birth of the Dinka speaking population in the City of Ipswich and South East Queensland was:
- A smaller percentage of people born in Sudan (12.2% compared to 15.5%)
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of Dinka speakers born overseas decreased by 5 or 0.9%,
There were no major changes for the City of Ipswich between 2016 and 2021.
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