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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2018, 19.7% of Dunedin City's population was born overseas, compared to 21.7% in Otago Region.
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.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'Which country were you born in?'.
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunedin City | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Country of birth | Number | % | Otago Region % | Number | % | Otago Region % | 2006 to 2018 |
| United Kingdom | 7,320 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6,732 | 5.7 | 5.6 | +588 |
| Australia | 2,478 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2,028 | 1.7 | 1.9 | +450 |
| China, People's Republic of | 1,734 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1,323 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +411 |
| United States of America | 1,302 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 756 | 0.6 | 0.6 | +546 |
| India | 1,146 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 375 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +771 |
| South Africa | 975 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 672 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +303 |
| Philippines | 891 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 162 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +729 |
| Malaysia | 654 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 585 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +69 |
| Germany | 582 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 411 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +171 |
| Netherlands | 534 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 663 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -129 |
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| Birthplace - Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunedin City | 2018 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Country of birth | Number | % | Otago Region % | Number | % | Otago Region % | 2006 to 2018 |
| New Zealand | 99,924 | 79.1 | 77.1 | 95,307 | 80.3 | 81.1 | +4,617 |
| Overseas born | 24,909 | 19.7 | 21.7 | 19,149 | 16.1 | 15.1 | +5,760 |
| Not stated / included | 1,422 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4,200 | 3.5 | 3.8 | -2,778 |
| Total | 126,255 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 118,656 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +7,599 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Dunedin City in 2018 compared to Otago Region shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas
Overall, 19.7% of the population was born overseas, compared to 21.7% for Otago Region.
There were no major differences between Dunedin City and Otago Region in 2018.
Emerging groups
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:
- India (+771 persons)
- Philippines (+729 persons)
- United Kingdom (+588 persons)
- United States of America (+546 persons)
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