ʃˈuːbɚt wʌz bˈɔːɹn tə lˈuːθɜːɹən pˈɛɹənts ɪn ɐ dʒˈɜːmən kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ɔnðə fɹˈɪndʒᵻz ʌvðə bˈæɹɔsə vˈæli, sˈaʊθ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, ɐ ɹˈiːdʒən ɹᵻnˈaʊnd fɔːɹ ɪts wˈaɪnmeɪkɪŋ.
Schubert was born to Lutheran parents in a German community on the fringes of the Barossa Valley, South Australia, a region renowned for its winemaking.