The following 2011 maps illustrate the distribution of selected birthplace groups for Australia's five major cities. They were generated by TableBuilder (which has now replaced MapStats).
Population in 2011 (est.) | Overseas born | Recent arrivals | Born in North-West Europe | Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | Born in North-East Asia | Born in South-East Asia | Born in North Africa and the Middle East | |
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Sydney | 4.61 million | map | map | map | map | map | map | map |
Melbourne | 4.17 million | map | map | map | map | map | map | map |
Brisbane | 2.15 million | map | map | map | map | map | map | map |
Perth | 1.83 million | map | map | map | map | map | map | map |
Adelaide | 1.26 million | map | map | map | map | map | map | map |
Please note: All maps download as pdfs of 158kB to 253kB.
"Where Australia’s immigrants were born" by SBS provides maps showing the top three birthplaces for immigrants across Australia. Click on Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Darwin or Canberra for relevant map and zoom in to view suburbs and towns of interest.