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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2018, 19.7% of Dunedin City's population was born overseas, compared to 21.3% in St Clair.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born and is indicative of the level of cultural diversity in Dunedin City. The mix of Country of Birth groups is also indicative of historical settlement patterns, as source countries for New Zealand's immigration program have varied significantly over time.
To get a more complete picture of cultural and ethnic characteristics, Dunedin City's Country of Birth data should be viewed together with Ethnicity statistics, Māori Descent statistics, Languages Spoken data and Religion data.
'Which country were you born in?'.
Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||||||
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Dunedin City | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||
Country of birth | Number | % | St Clair % | Number | % | St Clair % | 2006 to 2018 |
United Kingdom | 7,320 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 6,732 | 5.7 | 7.4 | +588 |
Australia | 2,478 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2,028 | 1.7 | 2.2 | +450 |
China, People's Republic of | 1,734 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1,323 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +411 |
United States of America | 1,302 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 756 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +546 |
India | 1,146 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 375 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +771 |
South Africa | 975 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 672 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +303 |
Philippines | 891 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 162 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +729 |
Malaysia | 654 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 585 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +69 |
Germany | 582 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 411 | 0.3 | 0.8 | +171 |
Netherlands | 534 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 663 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -129 |
Birthplace - Summary | |||||||
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Dunedin City | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||
Country of birth | Number | % | St Clair % | Number | % | St Clair % | 2006 to 2018 |
New Zealand | 99,924 | 79.1 | 78.0 | 95,307 | 80.3 | 80.3 | +4,617 |
Overseas born | 24,909 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 19,149 | 16.1 | 17.0 | +5,760 |
Not stated / included | 1,422 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4,200 | 3.5 | 2.7 | -2,778 |
Total | 126,255 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 118,656 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +7,599 |
Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Dunedin City in 2018 compared to St Clair shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas
Overall, 19.7% of the population was born overseas, compared to 21.3% for St Clair.
The major difference between the countries of birth of the population in Dunedin City and St Clair was:
Between 2006 and 2018, the number of people born overseas increased by 5,760 or 30.1%.
The largest changes in birthplace countries of the population in this area between 2006 and 2018 were for those born in:
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