55.3% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2118, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2118, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in postcode 2118 were born overseas, putting it among the highest areas for overseas births. This international character is reflected in the local ancestry, where Chinese heritage is the most common at 40.7%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most prominent here at 40.7%, followed by English at 12.3% and Australian at 11.6%. Other common backgrounds include Indian at 6.0% and Irish at 3.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far above the national figure of 27.7%, reaching 55.3% and rising 9.5 points since 2011. While 42% were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 19.4%.
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 2118, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2118/2118-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage