42.3% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2116, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2116, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increase of 5.6 percentage points since 2011 has seen the proportion of people born overseas in postcode 2116 rise to 42.3%. This is a highly diverse area where nearly half of all residents were born outside Australia, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (18.8%), Chinese (17.8%), and English (17.5%), followed by Irish and Scottish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 42.3% of people born overseas, this area is far above New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). While 52.8% of residents were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are China (8.7%), India (2.5%), and the Philippines (1.9%).
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 2116, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2116/2116-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage