27.2% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2080, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in postcode 2080 than in most similar areas. While about 71% of people were born in Australia, the area has seen a steady increase in its international population over the last decade.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41%, followed by Australian at 34.9% and Irish at 11.7%. Scottish and Chinese ancestries also make up significant parts of the local mix.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.2% of people were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011. This is about the same as the national figure, though slightly lower than the New South Wales average.
27.2% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2080, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2080/2080-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage