59.8% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2020, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2020, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 60% of residents in postcode 2020 were born overseas, placing it among the highest for overseas births in the country. This high level of international migration is reflected in the diverse roots of the area, with Chinese and English being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 26.7%, followed by English at 13.1% and Australian at 11.2%. Other notable groups include Irish at 7.0% and Greek at 3.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen 14 points since 2011 to reach 59.8%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 35.1% of people were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 11.4%.
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 2020, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2020/2020-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage