56.6% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2122, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2122, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of all residents in postcode 2122 were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This creates a diverse community where Chinese ancestry is the most common, shared by 42.1% of people. The area has become increasingly international over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese is the most common ancestry at 42.1%, followed by English at 13.4% and Australian at 12.1%. Irish and Indian ancestries also feature in the breakdown at 4.5% and 3.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 56.6% of people were born overseas, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011, with China being the most common birth place outside Australia at 21.2%.
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 2122, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2122/2122-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage