38.4% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2031, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2031, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people born overseas now live in postcode 2031, where 38.4% of residents were born in another country. This figure has risen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011, making the area far more diverse than the Australian national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32.4%, followed by Australian at 23.3% and Irish at 17.8%. Other significant groups include Scottish and Chinese ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 4 in 10 people here were born overseas, a figure well above the New South Wales rate of 29.3%. While 57.4% of residents were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand and China.
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 2031, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2031/2031-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage