28.0% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2172, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2172, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 2172 claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a population where over a quarter of residents were born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral roots are Australian (29.6%), English (22.9%), and Indian (7.9%), followed by Italian and Irish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28.0% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011. While this is about the same as the national figure, the most common birthplaces outside Australia are India (5.1%), England (1.8%), and China (1.5%).
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 2172, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2172/2172-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage