42.5% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2060, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for the 31.3% of people in postcode 2060. This area is very diverse, with a large proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English roots, many residents identify as Australian (20.4%), Irish (12.4%), Chinese (12.2%), or Scottish (10.0%).
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Forty-two point five percent of people were born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 5 points since 2011, with China and India among the most common birthplaces after Australia and England.
42.5% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2060, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2060/2060-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage