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Where immigrants choose to live is important; it's a lively reflection of the past, present and future of Australian cities. Should we settle for simple assumptions about why certain immigrant groups congregate in certain parts of the city? While confirmation of our prejudices provides quick gratification, we hope these maps serve as a starting point for uncovering more unique and nuanced stories with data.
How to visualise the growth of immigrant groups
In these maps, we are visualising growth as movement. Each arrow represents a direction in which the immigrant group grew from its nearest base to a newly acquired area. A base is one or more suburbs that had this group as the top country of birth in 2011, and the newly acquired area is a suburb that this group topped in 2016. The movement of arrows provides a sense of the overall dynamic nature between the groups.