31.7% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2203, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2203, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape the daily life of postcode 2203, where nearly a third of the population was born in another country. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, the area has a much higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most other parts of Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 28.3%, followed by Australian at 24.1%, Irish at 13.2%, Scottish at 9.2% and Greek at 6.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 31.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 27.7% and a little above New South Wales. This proportion has fallen 3.8 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (63.4%), England (3.5%) and Vietnam (1.9%).
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 2203, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2203/2203-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage