68.0% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2140, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2140, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge 68% of people in postcode 2140 were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. This high level of migration is reflected in the ancestry data, where Chinese and Indian roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 23.6%, followed by Indian at 15.7% and English at 8.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of residents born overseas is far above the national figure of 27.7% and has risen 7.3 points since 2011. While 26.4% were born in Australia, many others come from India (18.6%), China (12.6%) and Nepal (8.7%).
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 2140, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2140/2140-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage