Band 7+: The Pie chart gives information about the country of birth of people living in Australia and the table shows where people born in these countries live. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The given pie chart shows the percentage of people residing in Australia by country of birth. The table further divides each of these groups by the percentage of each living in urban and rural areas. Overall, the biggest group of non-Australian born residents of from UK and China-born residents have the highest percentage living in cities.

Australia-born citizens make up the biggest group of Australian residents, with 73% of the population. The largest group of immigrants are UK born, making up a further 7%. New Zealand born residents are third with 3%, followed by residents born in China (3%) and Netherlands (1%). The remaining 14% are categorised as ‘other’.

The vast majority of each of these groups take up residence in urban areas, with all groups at 80% and above. Chinese born residents have the highest proportion in urban, with 99% living in cities. Those born in Netherlands are 90% followed closely by UK with 89%. Australia born residents are 83% urbanised. Interestingly, New Zealand born residents make up the highest proportion of residents living in rural areas (20%).