43.5% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2162, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2162, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in postcode 2162 were born overseas, creating a multicultural hub where no single ancestry dominates. This diversity is reflected in the local mix, where Australian, Chinese, and Vietnamese roots are all common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area has a varied ancestral mix, with Australian (13.1%), Chinese (13.0%), and Vietnamese (12.7%) being the most common groups, followed by English at 10%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas residents make up 43.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen 1.6 percentage points since 2011, with Vietnam (11.1%) and China (4.6%) as the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 2162, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2162/2162-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage