52.6% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2216, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2216, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in postcode 2216 were born overseas, making it one of the most culturally diverse areas in the region. This international mix is reflected in the daily life of the community, where no single ancestry dominates the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 11.6% and English at 11.4%, followed by Chinese at 9.8%, Greek at 8.9%, and Italian at 4.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far higher proportion of residents were born overseas compared to the rest of Australia, at 52.6%. This figure has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (41.8%), Nepal (9.1%), and China (4.5%).
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 2216, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2216/2216-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage