Introduction

Acknowledgement of Country


MCCGC acknowledges the people who are the traditional custodians of the land,

pays respect to Elders, past and present, and extends that respect to other Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander peoples.



Introduction

Australia and its workplaces have such a wealth of diversity and it is important to acknowledge not only the benefits of this but how we can work better at cross cultural communication. We need though to understand that ‘culture’ is fluid, flexible and dynamic. It changes and we need to limit stereotypes and general comments that all Australians are… or all people from X are Y. It may or may not always be the case as culture shifts across time and experience and a colleague could identify with several cultures.

This training will look at culture in terms of your Awareness, Knowledge and consider applications in your workplaces and services that you can use so you can be more inclusive workers.


Gold Coast Census Data2016.pdf

Lesson Summary

The Multicultural Communities Council Gold Coast (MCCGC) acknowledges and respects the traditional custodians of the land and extends their respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This training aims to promote cross-cultural communication in Australian workplaces, recognizing the fluid and dynamic nature of culture. It is important to avoid stereotypes and generalizations about different cultures and individuals, as culture can vary within a person and change over time.

The 2016 Census revealed key findings about the diversity of the Gold Coast:

  • The Gold Coast population has grown by over 60,000 people since 2011, with around 19,000 foreign-born residents.
  • The percentage of Gold Coast residents born overseas is 28.1%, higher than the previous census result of 27.8% in 2011.
  • The median age of Gold Coast residents is 39, slightly older than the national median of 38.1.

The most commonly spoken non-English languages on the Gold Coast are Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and German.

Approximately 15% of households on the Gold Coast have a language other than English spoken in them.

New arrivals from overseas since the last census include 23% from New Zealand, 12% from the UK, 11% from China, 5% from India, and 4% from South Africa.

In terms of religion, the highest response was "no religion" at 32%, followed by Catholicism (21%), Anglicanism (16%), and the Uniting Church (4%).

Furthermore, a significant percentage (46%) of Gold Coast residents have at least one parent who was born overseas.

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