47.9% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2222, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2222, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 2222 were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011. This mix of backgrounds is most visible in the ancestry data, where Chinese heritage is the most common at 24.5%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent here at 24.5%, followed by English at 16.1% and Australian at 14.3%. Other common roots include Irish at 5.8% and Greek at 5.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 47.9% of people were born outside Australia, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 47.7% were born in Australia, China (13.1%) and Nepal (8.7%) are the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 2222, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2222/2222-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage