31.3% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2105, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in postcode 2105 claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a population where nearly one third of residents were born overseas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is most frequent at 46.6%, followed by Australian at 28.7% and Irish at 14.1%. Scottish and German ancestries also feature in the community.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 31.3% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most areas and rose by 2.6 percentage points since 2011. While 63.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England at 11% and New Zealand at 2.9%.
31.3% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2105, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2105/2105-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage