32.8% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2079, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2079, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A rise in the number of overseas-born residents has shaped the recent growth of postcode 2079. Now, 32.8% of people here were born outside Australia, a figure that has climbed by 8.2 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area more diverse than most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 33.8% and 31.8% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and Chinese ancestries are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About one in three people in postcode 2079 was born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, India, China, and the Philippines.
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 2079, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2079/2079-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage