The chart below shows the percantage of Australian people who were born in different places of the world. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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of Australian people who were born in different areas of the world, over a 35-year period between 1976 and 2011.

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, what stands out from the chart is that the proportion of Australian people who were born in the UK decreased gradually,

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those born in Asia and other places increased noticeably. Interestingly, the total

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of

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showed a rise. The percentage of

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who were born in the United Kingdom was about 15% 1976, after which

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figure declined significantly to 5% in the final year.

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, the

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of

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who were born in Asia grew from around 2% to 15% in 2011. Turning to the proportion of

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who were born in other countries was approximately 12% in 1976. Despite a steep decline to 7% in 1991, the

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of

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climbed to 14% in 2006. By 2011, it decreased to around 13%. When it comes to the proportion of the total of

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less than a third in 1976. After that, it experienced a steady drop to 23% in 1991, which was followed by a considerable growth to approximately 33% by the end of the year.