GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL CHANGE

ENVG111 GEOGRAPHY CHALLENGE

Jackson RobinsonNicola Connelly

Q2: MOVING TO AUSTRALIA“I moved to Australia from Jakarta, Indonesia on Australia Day back in 2005. This was mainly to do with family commitments but also for a change. My favourite memories since moving here have been experiencing the multicultural aspects of the country and also seeing the different landscapes throughout the country. My least fond memories would have to be the difficulty of trying to speak English fluently when I first moved here and also trying to get used to all the new norms and ways of the Australian people as opposed to the people back in Indonesia. -Vonny Mamuat

According to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics the population of residents born in Australia living in the area (2260, NSW) rose by 0.3%, those born in America rose from 95 to 131 which is an increase of 0.1%. Those born in Scotland remained fairly steady only rising from 142 to 163. The only decrease from this area was the population of those born in New Zealand which dropped from 1.9% to 1.7% from 2006 to 2011.

Q3: CHANGES IN DEMOGRAPHYCountry of Birth

2260, NSW(2011)

%(2011)

Australia(2011)

%(2011)

2260, NSW(2006)

%(2006)

Australia(2006)

%(2006)

Australia

16,982 77.9% 15,017,847 69.8 16,070 77.6% 14,072,944 70.9%

England 1,373 6.3% 911,593 4.2 1,202 5.8% 856,939 4.3%

New Zealand

367 1.7% 483,398 1.7 385 1.9% 389,463 2.0%

Scotland 163 0.7% 133,432 0.6 142 0.7% 130,204 0.7%

United States of America

131 0.6% 77,009 0.4 95 0.5% 61,720 0.3%

Q5: THE JOURNEY OF ‘WHEAT’

Wheat is predominately grown in the sub-tropics in Australia with Western Australia contributing 42% to total production (ABS, 2004)

Q6:AUSTRALIAN SYMBOLS

These symbols are relevant to our national sense of place, they evoke our deep connection with particular images of the beach and multiculturalism

Q6: MY SYMBOLS

These particular images relate to my own sense of place. They explain both where I have come from and my connection with where I am now. Symbols such as these contribute to my everyday life and affect my sense of place and belonging heavily through historical and symbolic links.