41.0% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2207, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Forty-one per cent of people in postcode 2207 were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This high level of migration has created a diverse community where Australian, Chinese, English, Greek, and Italian ancestries all play a significant role.
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area's ancestry is quite varied, with Australian (14.6%), Chinese (13.6%), and English (13.1%) as the most common, followed by Greek at 12.3% and Italian at 5.7%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas birth rates are among the highest for similar areas, sitting far above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the Australian average of 27.7%. This proportion rose slightly since 2011 to reach 41%, with China the most common overseas birthplace at 6.4%.
41.0% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2207, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2207/2207-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage