40.0% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2208, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2208, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Greek ancestry is the most common in postcode 2208, where 20.3% of people claim these roots. This is a highly diverse area where four in ten residents were born overseas, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Greek and Chinese ancestries are the most prominent here at 20.3% and 19.1% respectively. Other common roots include Australian (13.2%), English (10.7%), and Italian (7.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 40% of people in the area were born overseas, which is far above the 27.7% national figure and rose slightly since 2011. While 56.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (7.9%) and Vietnam (2.2%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for 2208, NSW
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2208, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2208/2208-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage