35.2% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2197, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2197, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in postcode 2197 than in the rest of the country. While the national figure is 27.7%, over a third of the people here were born outside Australia. This diversity is reflected in a mix of ancestries, with Australian, English, and Vietnamese being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian, English, and Vietnamese are the most common ancestries in the area, making up 16.1%, 11.7% and 9.9% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Chinese at 4.4% and Italian at 4.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 35.2% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, and the most common birthplaces outside Australia are Vietnam 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 2197, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2197/2197-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage