36.4% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2023, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2023, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of cultural backgrounds shapes daily life in postcode 2023, where more than a third of the population was born overseas. This international character is reflected in a wide range of heritage, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 29.0%, followed by Australian at 24.1% and Irish at 10.2%. Other significant groups include Scottish and Chinese heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than one in three people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the New South Wales and national averages. This proportion has risen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia, England, and South Africa.
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 2023, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2023/2023-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage