70.0% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2150, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Indian ancestry is the most common in postcode 2150, where 28.3% of people claim this heritage. The area is a major hub for migration, with 70% of residents born overseas. This makes it one of the most diverse places in the region.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Indian and Chinese ancestries are the most prominent, making up 28.3% and 14.2% of the population. English ancestry follows at 8.5%, while 6.6% of people identify as Australian.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Seven out of ten people in postcode 2150 were born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. This proportion rose by 5.1 percentage points since 2011, with India being the most common birthplace at 33%.
70.0% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2150, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2150/2150-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage