26.5% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2224, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2224, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in postcode 2224 in 2021 than in 2011. This shift is reflected in a diverse mix of backgrounds, where the 26.5% of residents born abroad is much higher than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 27.2% and 25.1%, followed by Greek at 11.5% and Chinese at 9.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 2.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 26.5%. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
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 2224, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2224/2224-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage