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The following data are from the Australian Bureau of Statistics` 2011 census, which is based on the birthplace of the immigrant population in the region, but excludes New Zealand and British immigrants.
The data refer to immigrants not only for those with Australian nationality or permanent residence status, but also for international students and tourists who remain in the region at the time of the census. In this data, the Chinese population from mainland China is calculated separately from those of Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The color of the region represents the highest proportion of immigrants in the region, while the text and figures in the box show the region`s top three immigrant populations.
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Number one: Hurstville
Hurstville in the south is the most populous area in Sydney (34.2%) and the most populous area in Australia. The second highest proportion in the region was Hong Kong immigrants (4.6%).
Second: Burwood (: 26.5% of the population born in mainland China)
Third: Rhodes (, 25.4% of the population born in mainland China)
Other areas with a higher proportion of Chinese immigrants are Allawah near Hurstville (22.5%), Campsie (21.8%), Eastwood (18.6%).
First bit: Box Hill
The proportion of immigrants from mainland China is 20.4%, and the proportion of immigrants from Hong Kong is 3.1%.
Juxtaposed second: Burwood (11.5%) and Kingbury (11.5%)
Third: Melbourne (11.4%)
The region with the highest proportion of immigrants in mainland China is Sunny Bank (15.1%, while the region`s second-largest immigrant population is Taiwanese immigrants, accounting for 7.2%.
Second and third were Macgregor (15 percent, plus 6.3 percent of Taiwanese immigrants, 12.6 percent of); Robertson (, and 9.6 percent of Taiwanese immigrants).
The three districts with the highest proportion of immigrant population in mainland China are the urban areas of Adelaide (11.7%), Dry Creek (11.2%), Ashford (6.5%).
The highest proportion of immigrants from mainland China is in Canberra (14.7%), with Malaysian migrants (4.7%) and Singapore (3.6%) in second place.
Canberra`s second highest proportion of immigrants from mainland China is Acton (12.2%). The region`s second-largest immigrant population was Malaysia (6.0%) and Singapore (3.0%). The third highest percentage of mainland immigrants in the capital Territory was Franklin (7.8%).
The highest proportion of immigrants in Western Australia is Mardie in northern Western Australia (14.8%). In the Greater Perth region, the regions with the highest percentage of mainland immigrants were Crawley (9.1%) and Jandakot (5.9%, plus 3.4% of Singaporean immigrants).
Hobart, the capital of Tabart, has the highest percentage of immigrants from mainland China, with 5.4% of Sandy Bay (and 2.3% of Malaysians).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – 2011 CensusMap created by Small Multiples
Reproduced from: SBS Putonghua Radio website
