35.3% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2088, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2088, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in postcode 2088 in 2021 than in 2011, with 35.3% of residents now born outside Australia. This is a significant shift that makes the area much more internationally diverse than most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 41.0% and Australian at 26.8%, followed by Irish, Scottish, and Chinese roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a third of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average of 27.7% and rose 3.1 percentage points since 2011. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, China, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 2088, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2088/2088-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage