Statistical Profile

Cultural diversity in the Mackay region

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> Statistical Profile Introduction pg 3

> Mackay (Country of Birth) pg 4

> Mackay (Languages Other than English) pg 5

> Mirani (Country of Birth) pg 6

> Mirani (Languages Other than English) pg 6

> Sarina (Country of Birth) pg 7

> Sarina (Languages Other than English) pg 8

> Comparisons 2001 - 2011 Census data pg 9

> Sarina (Languages Other than English) pg 9

> Indigenous Statistics pg 10

> Australian South Sea Islanders pg 10

> Skilled Migration pg 11

> Acknowledgments Back cover

Contents

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This profile has been compiled using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Census of Population and Housing. This initiative allows us to recognise value and understand the cultural diversity of the community within Mackay Regional Council boundaries. This document has been developed in response to a number of requests from the community about the population diversity in the Mackay region.

The consideration of cultural diversity in the provision of social and economic services is significant, as clients and customers often have different needs, ideas, concerns, beliefs and views. There are also social, cultural and economic benefits to be gained by communities that recognise and value their cultural diversity.

It is anticipated that this document will highlight the varying numbers of people from different cultural backgrounds living in our region with a view to ongoing consideration of this growing diversity.

This resource highlights the population diversity of our region using the most current census data available. The statistics in this profile cover the local government boundaries of the Mackay Regional Council, which includes Sarina and surrounds, Pioneer Valley and surrounds and Mackay.

While the census data does not always depict an accurate reflection, this information gives a reasonable indication of the diversity represented in the local area. This information details statistics on first generation overseas born

residents and profiles different languages spoken other than English. This resource also details statistical data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and Australian South Sea Islanders. The information does not detail information on second generation data.

A further breakdown of information across localities and collection districts is available on the Australian Bureau of Statistics website www.abs.gov.au

Statistical ProfileCultural diversity in the Mackay region

MACKAY CITY AND SUBURBSPIONEER VALLEY

AND SURROUNDS

SARINA AND SURROUNDS

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11.7% of Mackay residents were born overseas

Country of Birth Males Females Total PersonsAustralia 46,786 45,317 92,103New Zealand 1,682 1,480 3,162United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man(d) 1,493 1,479 2,972South Africa 657 588 1,245Philippines 443 646 1,089India 200 149 349Malta 181 165 346Germany 172 173 345Netherlands 144 131 275United States of America 110 115 225Italy 104 80 184Ireland 111 68 179China (excl. SARs and Taiwan) 82 94 176Fiji 69 85 154Canada 54 80 134Thailand 22 93 115Malaysia 47 45 92Sri Lanka 50 32 82Indonesia 21 51 72Poland 25 27 52Vietnam 19 30 49Japan 14 33 47Korea, Republic of (South) 23 18 41Hong Kong (SAR of China) 14 20 34South Eastern Europe, nfd 16 16 32Croatia 13 14 27Singapore 12 13 25Greece 7 5 12Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 4 9Cambodia 3 0 3Egypt 3 0 3Lebanon 3 0 3Born elsewhere 874 836 1,710Country of birth not stated 4,778 2,672 7,450Total 58,237 54,559 112,796

Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Census of Population and Housing

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Mackay Languages Other than English Males Females Total PersonsSpeaks English only 51,293 49,738 101,031

Other Vietnamese 784 724 1,508Tagalog 260 277 537Filipino 156 207 363German 141 168 309Italian 153 143 296Maltese 143 143 286Mandarin 80 75 155Dutch 67 70 137Thai 35 84 119Hindi 55 61 116

Cantonese 44 61 105Spanish 41 64 105French 57 43 100Other Indo-Aryan 53 43 96Portuguese 54 33 87Australian Indigenous Languages 36 34 70Bengali 34 30 64Japanese 28 35 63Sinhalese 38 21 59Indonesian 22 36 58Urdu 30 18 48Vietnamese 25 22 47Greek 27 18 45Polish 24 19 43Punjabi 26 16 42Russian 5 31 36Other Filipino 15 15 30Other mandarin 16 13 29Arabic 17 8 25Korean 16 8 24Samoan 15 8 23Croatian 12 10 22

Hungarian 5 17 22Serbian 6 13 19Tamil 10 8 18Persian (excluding Dari) 3 6 9

Turkish 4 0 4Khmer 0 3 3

Language spoken at home not stated 4,401 2,234 6,635Total 58,237 54,561 112,798Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Census of Population and Housing

4.7% of Mackay residents speak a language other than English

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Country of Birth Males Females Total PersonsAustralia 746 718 1,464Germany 0 6 6India 3 0 3Ireland 3 0 3Netherlands 0 3 3New Zealand 25 20 45Philippines 3 3 6United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man(d) 11 18 29United States of America 3 0 3Born elsewhere(e) 8 3 11Country of birth not stated 57 42 99Total 859 813 1,672

6.3% of Mirani residents born overseas

1.5% of Mirani residents speak a language other than English

Country of Birth Males Females Total PersonsSpeaks English only 794 773 1,567Australian Indigenous Languages 3 0 3Dutch 3 0 3German 0 3 3Italian 3 0 3Southeast Asian Austronesian Languages:Filipino 3 0 3Total 3 0 3Other(f) 3 8 11Total 15 11 26Language spoken at home not stated 50 29 79Total 859 813 1,672

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6.6% of Sarina residents were born overseas

Country of Birth Males Females Total PersonsAustralia 2,546 2,405 4,951New Zealand 51 53 104United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man(d) 50 47 97

Philippines 5 27 32South Africa 15 12 27Born elsewhere 8 18 26Germany 10 12 22Netherlands 3 13 16Ireland 3 3 6Malaysia 3 3 6Malta 5 0 5Italy 4 0 4Korea, Republic of (South) 0 4 4United States of America 0 4 4Greece 3 0 3Hong Kong (SAR of China)(b) 3 0 3India 3 0 3Japan 0 3 3Singapore 3 0 3Sri Lanka 3 0 3Thailand 0 3 3

Country of birth not stated 260 137 397Total 2,984 2,747 5,731

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2.1% Sarina residents speak a language other than English

Sarina Languages Males Females Total PersonsSpeaks English only 2,699 2,563 5,262

Cantonese 3 0 3Mandarin 3 0 3Dutch 3 5 8French 3 3 6German 6 8 14Greek 3 0 3Hungarian 0 3 3Italian 3 3 6Korean 0 3 3Maltese 5 8 13

Filipino 0 4 4Tagalog 3 6 9Other (e) 0 3 3Total 3 13 16

Spanish 0 3 3Thai 3 3 6Vietnamese 3 3 6Other(f) 9 10 19

Language spoken at home not stated 233 114 347Total 2,983 2,748 5,731Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Census of Population and Housing

Region Year Country of Birth Population Speaking Languages other than English

Mackay 2001 9.6% 2.9%2006 10.5% 3.2%2011 11.7% 4.7%

Sarina 2001 7.7% 1.8%2006 8.1% 2.0%2011 6.6% 2.1%

Mirani 2001 7.5% 2.3%2006 8.3% 2.3%2011 6.5% 1.5%

Comparisons 2001 > 2011 Census Data

The data indicates that the population of people from overseas who are residing in Mackay has steadily increased between 2001 and 2011, however the figures for languages spoken other than English for Mirani have declined slightly.

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Country of Birth Males Females Total PersonsAustralia 1,579,164 1,612,951 3,192,115Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,667 1,649 3,316Cambodia 646 887 1,533Canada 4,575 5,091 9,666China (excl. SARs and Taiwan)(b) 11,492 15,545 27,037Croatia 1,952 1,855 3,807Egypt 1,168 904 2,072Fiji 5,306 6,097 11,403Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 436 482 918Germany 10,277 10,751 21,028Greece 1,854 1,587 3,441Hong Kong (SAR of China)(b) 4,218 4,511 8,729India 17,220 13,038 30,258Indonesia 2,778 3,784 6,562Iraq 864 680 1,544Ireland 5,938 4,964 10,902Italy 7,263 5,967 13,230Japan 3,236 7,080 10,316Korea, Republic of (South) 5,866 6,686 12,552Lebanon 715 580 1,295Malaysia 5,669 7,122 12,791Malta 1,389 1,265 2,654Netherlands 7,790 7,199 14,989New Zealand 96,026 96,011 192,037Philippines 9,298 20,165 29,463Poland 2,223 2,831 5,054Singapore 2,729 3,253 5,982South Africa 17,624 17,925 35,549South Eastern Europe, nfd(c) 1,615 1,450 3,065Sri Lanka 4,065 3,632 7,697Thailand 2,090 4,931 7,021Turkey 813 572 1,385United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man(d) 108,886 105,443 214,329United States of America 7,946 7,861 15,807Vietnam 7,439 8,830 16,269Born elsewhere(e) 71,083 73,852 144,935Country of birth not stated 134,902 117,085 251,987Total 2,148,222 2,184,516 4,332,738

26.3% Queensland residents were born overseas

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Indigenous origin of Mackay origin 2011

Australian South Sea IslandersAustralian South Sea Islanders have been formally recognised as a distinct cultural group in Australia. Mackay is believed to be home to the largest population of Australian South Sea Islanders, approximately 6000 people, (ASSI protocols document 2001).

Unfortunately, the 2006 and 2011 Census Usual Resident count of persons with ASSI Ancestry was undercounted particularly in Mackay Region.

The Office of Economic and Statistical Research, Queensland Treasury has suggested that caution is used when using ancestry data from the 2006 and 2011 census for the Australian South Sea Islander community.

Indigenous Origin - Mackay        Males Females Total Persons

Indigenous:      Aboriginal 2,439 2,472 4,911

Non-Indigenous 51,286 49,776 101,062Indigenous status not stated 4,511 2,311 6,822Total 58,263 54,559 112,795(a) Applicable to persons who are of ‘Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin’.  

Indigenous Origin – Mirani  Males Females Total PersonsIndigenous:      

Aboriginal 39 27 66Non-Indigenous 771 758 1,529Indigenous status not stated 48 30 78Total 858 815 1,673(a) Applicable to persons who are of ‘Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin’. 

Indigenous Origin – Sarina  Males Females Total Persons

Indigenous:      Aboriginal 235 237 472

Non-Indigenous 2,518 2,396 4,914Indigenous status not stated 229 115 344Total 2,982 2,748 84,890(a) Applicable to persons who are of ‘Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin’. Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Census of Population and Housing

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Skilled Migration

Subclass 457 Visa Grants Where the Nominated Position was in Selected Queensland Postcodes

(Figures sounded to the nearest 10)      

Financial Year of Visa Grant

Location of Nominated Position

Grants to Primary Applicants

Grants to Secondary Applicants

Total Grants

2005-06 4737 < 5 < 5 10

4740 350 280 630

4741 90 < 5 90

4750 10 < 5 102006-07 4737 10 10 10

4740 240 320 570

4741 80 10 90

4750 < 5 < 5 102007-08 to 31/12/07

4737 < 5 0 < 5

4740 70 130 200

4741 50 10 60

4750 0 0 0

The influx of people arriving in Mackay from overseas has significantly increased over recent years in order to fill labour shortages in various industries. The population of people arriving in this region on temporary or other special visas are not captured in the census data, and is therefore worthy of recording as part of this publication. The following statistics are provided from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. The table details the number of people arriving in the Mackay region on a 457-visa subclass from the period 2005 – 2008.

Produced by Local Area Multicultural Partnership (LAMP) ProgramMackay Regional Council - 2012

The LAMP Program is funded by Multicultural Affairs Queensland

This profile has been compiled using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001, 2006 & 2011 Census of Population and Housing

For further details please see Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au

For information on Mackay Regional Council’s Multicultural programs and activities please contact council on

1300 MACKAY (622 529)or visit www.mackay.qld.gov.au