29.5% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2086, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2086, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing proportion of people born overseas now live in postcode 2086, with the figure rising 2.7 percentage points since 2011. This area is now more diverse than the national average, though English and Australian ancestries remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 39.8%, followed by Australian at 32.8% and Irish at 11.9%. Other common ancestries include Scottish at 10.7% and Chinese at 5.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 30% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 27.7%. While 68.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (7.3%), China (2.3%), and New Zealand (2.2%).
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 2086, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2086/2086-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage