36.0% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2211, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2211, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian is the most common ancestry in postcode 2211, where 20.2% of people claim this heritage. The area is notably diverse, with a strong presence of people born overseas and a significant Chinese community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is nearly as common as Australian at 19.7%, followed by Chinese at 15.0% and Irish at 6.4%. Greek ancestry is also prominent for 5.9% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a third of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011. While 59.8% were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.3%.
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 2211, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2211/2211-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage