41.3% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2179, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2179, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Forty-one percent of people in postcode 2179 were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This high level of international migration has grown quickly, with the proportion of overseas-born residents rising by 13 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are Australian at 15.6% and English at 12.8%, followed by Italian, Indian and Chinese backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 41.3% of residents born outside Australia, this area has one of the highest proportions of overseas-born people compared to similar areas. While 54.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India, Nepal, the Philippines and Italy.
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 2179, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2179/2179-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage