46.4% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2112, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2112, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An overseas birthplace has become much more common in postcode 2112, with the proportion of residents born abroad rising by 8.8 percentage points since 2011. Now, nearly half of the population was born outside Australia, creating a diverse community where Chinese ancestry is the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 22.2%, followed by English at 16.3% and Australian at 16.1%. Italian and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 8.7% and 6.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost half of all residents (46.4%) were born overseas, a figure far above the national level of 27.7%. While 50% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (10.9%) and India (3.2%).
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 2112, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2112/2112-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage