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Birthplace Questions Oceania

Oceania — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires

Australia

Status
Yes
Year
2016 & 2021
Form
Australian Census Personal Forms
Question
2016 Q14; 2021 birthplace item
In which country was the person born?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
CountriesEngland; New Zealand; India; Italy; Vietnam; Australia; Philippines
OtherOther (please specify)

Question type: 2 — specified countries plus write-in

Notes: The supplied 2016 and 2021 personal forms ask country of birth.

Source: 2016 personal form 2016 household form 2016 online text version 2021 personal form 2021 household form 2021 household/interviewer form

Additional birthplace questions: The Australian form also asks in which country the person's father was born (Q13) and in which country the person's mother was born (Q14), with Australia plus “Other (please specify)” as the response structure.

Additional birthplace questions: Palau also collects mother's place of birth (C10-1) and father's place of birth (C11-1) in the demographic section, in addition to the person-level C4 birthplace item.

Cook Islands

Status
Yes
Year
2016 & 2021
Form
Cook Islands Personal Forms
Question
2016 P7; 2021 Q6
Where were you born?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1On this island
2On another island in the Cook Islands — give the island
3Outside the Cook Islands — give the country

Question type: 1 — geographic categories with write-in

Notes: The 2016 and 2021 personal forms distinguish the local island, another Cook Islands island, and birthplace outside the Cook Islands.

Source: Cook Islands 2016 personal Cook Islands 2021 personal

Additional birthplace questions: Palau also collects mother's place of birth (C10-1) and father's place of birth (C11-1) in the demographic section, in addition to the person-level C4 birthplace item.

Fiji

Status
Yes
Year
2017
Form
Fiji Census 2017 Questionnaire — Module A
Question
A2 / A2a / A2b / A2c
Is this person's place of birth? / Where is this person's place of birth — Province/Country? / Tikina/Country? / Locality

Responses:

Response / codeOption
A2Yes; No; Don't know
A2aBa; Bua; Cakaudrove; Kadavu; Lau; Lomaiviti; Macuata; Nadroga/Navosa; Naitasiri; Namosi; Ra; Rewa; Serua; Tailevu; Rotuma; Outside the country (overseas)
A2bTikina/Country — cascading list
A2cPrecise locality — free text

Question type: 2 — staged geographic coding plus write-in

Notes: The questionnaire moves from a place-of-birth indicator to province/country, Tikina/country, and precise locality.

Source: Fiji 2017 questionnaire

Additional birthplace questions: Palau also collects mother's place of birth (C10-1) and father's place of birth (C11-1) in the demographic section, in addition to the person-level C4 birthplace item.

French Polynesia

Status
Yes
Year
2017 & 2022
Form
Recensement de la population — Bulletins individuels
Question
2017 Q3; 2022 Q3
Où êtes-vous né(e) ? / Where were you born?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1En Polynésie française — specify commune associée
2En métropole
3En Nouvelle-Calédonie ou à Wallis-et-Futuna
4Dans une autre collectivité d'outre-mer ou DOM
5À l'étranger — specify country

Question type: 2 — geographic categories with write-in

Notes: The supplied 2017 and 2022 individual forms both ask birthplace with this basic geographic structure.

Source: French Polynesia 2017 individual French Polynesia 2022 individual

Additional birthplace questions: Palau also collects mother's place of birth (C10-1) and father's place of birth (C11-1) in the demographic section, in addition to the person-level C4 birthplace item.

Kiribati

Status
Yes
Year
2020
Form
Kiribati Population Census — Person Roster
Question
P9
What is %rostertitle%'s place of birth?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1–23Kiribati islands: Banaba, Makin, Butaritari, Marakei, Abaiang, North/South Tarawa, Maiana, Abemama, Kuria, Aranuka, Nonouti, North/South Tabiteuea, Beru, Nikunau, Onotoa, Tamana, Arorae, Teeraina, Tabuaeran, Kiritimati, Kanton
24Overseas

Question type: 1 — single-select geographic birthplace

Notes: The questionnaire explicitly codes birthplace by island and has an Overseas category.

Source: Kiribati questionnaire

Additional birthplace questions: Palau also collects mother's place of birth (C10-1) and father's place of birth (C11-1) in the demographic section, in addition to the person-level C4 birthplace item.

Nauru

Status
Yes
Year
2021
Form
Nauru Population and Housing Census — Module 3
Question
303
Where is %rostertitle%'s country of birth?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1Nauru
2Kiribati
3Tuvalu
4Australia
5New Zealand
6Fiji
7Solomon Island
8Philippines
9PR China
10Taiwan (ROC)
11India
12Other Pacific Island Countries
13Other Countries outside PIC

Question type: 1 — coded country list with other categories

Notes: The supplied CAPI questionnaire asks country of birth directly.

Source: Nauru questionnaire

Additional birthplace questions: Palau also collects mother's place of birth (C10-1) and father's place of birth (C11-1) in the demographic section, in addition to the person-level C4 birthplace item.

New Caledonia

Status
Yes
Year
2025
Form
Recensement de la population — Bulletin individuel
Question
Q2
Date et lieu de naissance — Where were you born?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1In New Caledonia — specify commune
2Outside New Caledonia — specify commune, department/DOM-COM, country or territory
Follow-upIf born outside New Caledonia, year last settled in New Caledonia

Question type: 2 — geographic birthplace plus follow-up

Notes: The 2025 individual form asks both date and place of birth and records the relevant geographic unit.

Source: New Caledonia questionnaire

Additional birthplace questions: Palau also collects mother's place of birth (C10-1) and father's place of birth (C11-1) in the demographic section, in addition to the person-level C4 birthplace item.

New Zealand

Status
Yes
Year
2023
Form
2023 Census Individual Form
Question
Q5 (changed question)
Where were you born?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
NZNew Zealand
OverseasCountry of birth — write/select overseas birthplace

Question type: 2 — birthplace with domestic/overseas distinction

Notes: The supplied NZ file was malformed and could not be parsed as a PDF; the official Stats NZ 2023 forms documentation confirms Birthplace as a 2023 Individual Form question and identifies it as a changed question.

Source: new_zealand_2023_individual.pdf

Additional birthplace questions: Palau also collects mother's place of birth (C10-1) and father's place of birth (C11-1) in the demographic section, in addition to the person-level C4 birthplace item.

Palau

Status
Yes
Year
2020
Form
2020 Census of Population and Housing — Section C
Question
C4
Where was … born?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
PalauEnter State and Hamlet codes
U.S. state or foreign countryWrite the name
UnknownWrite as legibly as possible

Question type: 2 — coded domestic birthplace plus write-in

Notes: C4 is the person-level birthplace question; the questionnaire also contains separate mother and father birthplace items C10-1 and C11-1.

Source: Palau questionnaire

Additional birthplace questions: Palau also collects mother's place of birth (C10-1) and father's place of birth (C11-1) in the demographic section, in addition to the person-level C4 birthplace item.

Samoa

Status
Yes
Year
2021
Form
Population and Housing Census — Household Questionnaire
Question
P7
Where was (name) born?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
CodeRefer to 4-digit birthplace codes in the manual

Question type: 1 — coded geographic response

Notes: The household questionnaire records birthplace using 4-digit codes.

Source: Samoa census report/questionnaire

Tonga

Status
Yes
Year
2021
Form
Tonga Population and Housing Census — Individual Form
Question
ID1.6
Where is this person’s place of birth? (mother’s usual residence)

Responses:

Response / codeOption
TongaVillage, Island Division
Outside TongaCountry

Question type: 2 — geographic birthplace with country write-in

Notes: The form specifies that if born in Tonga, record village and Island Division; if outside Tonga, record country.

Source: Tonga individual

Tuvalu

Status
Yes
Year
2017
Form
2017 Tuvalu Mini CPH — Person Details
Question
PM3
What is %rostertitle% place of birth?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
01–09Nanumea; Nanumaga; Niutao; Nui; Vaitupu; Nukufetau; Funafuti; Nukulaelae; Niulakita
10Outside Tuvalu — specify other place/country

Question type: 1 — coded island categories plus outside-Tuvalu write-in

Notes: The 2017 questionnaire explicitly asks place of birth for Tuvalu residents.

Source: Tuvalu 2017 questionnaire Tuvalu 2017 training manual

Tuvalu

Status
Yes
Year
2022
Form
Tuvalu Long Form Census Questionnaire
Question
P3106
What is %rostertitle%'s place of birth?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
01–09Nanumea; Nanumaga; Niutao; Nui; Vaitupu; Nukufetau; Funafuti; Nukulaelae; Niulakita
10Outside Tuvalu — specify other place of birth

Question type: 1 — coded island categories plus outside-Tuvalu write-in

Notes: The 2022 long form repeats the island-based birthplace structure used in 2017.

Source: Tuvalu 2022 long form Tuvalu 2022 census report

Vanuatu

Status
Yes
Year
2020
Form
2020 National Population and Housing Census Questionnaire
Question
A11
What was XYZ's place of birth?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
01Same place
02Different place in Vanuatu
03Overseas
A11aIf different place in Vanuatu, select other island
A11bGive the usual place of residence of mother at time of birth

Question type: 2 — geographic birthplace categories with follow-up

Notes: The questionnaire directs enumerators to record the mother's usual residence when birth occurred in a hospital.

Source: Vanuatu 2020 questionnaire

Wallis and Futuna

Status
Yes
Year
2023
Form
Population census — Individual form
Question
Q2
What are your date and place of birth?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
DateDay / month / year
PlaceMunicipality and arrondissement/district; department/DOM number; country if abroad; territory for French overseas collectivities (COMs)

Question type: 2 — date and geographic birthplace

Notes: The 2023 individual form explicitly asks date and place of birth. A separate Q3 asks the year of arrival in France when the respondent was born abroad.

Source: Wallis and Futuna 2023 individual form