42.7% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2065, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher share of people were born overseas in postcode 2065 than in the rest of the state. Nearly 43% of the population was born abroad, which is 13 percentage points above the New South Wales figure. This mix of backgrounds has become more pronounced over the last decade.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, though Chinese ancestry is also significant at 15.4%. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 11.2% and 9.1% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 42.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure that rose 3.7 points since 2011 and sits far above the national average. While 54.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, China and India.
42.7% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2065, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2065/2065-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage