51.1% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2018, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2018, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the population in postcode 2018 was born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. This international makeup is reflected in the local ancestry, where Chinese and English backgrounds are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are Chinese at 16.6% and English at 15.8%, followed by Australian (13.7%), Greek (8.4%) and Irish (8.2%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 51.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far above the national average of 27.7% and rose by 3 percentage points since 2011. While 43.4% were born in Australia, the most frequent overseas birthplaces are China (8.3%) and England (2.9%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2018, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2018/2018-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage