21.1% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2232, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2232, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a fifth of people in postcode 2232 were born overseas, reflecting a diverse mix of backgrounds. This area is more overseas-born than most similar places, though it remains well below the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 37.9% and Australian at 35.9%, followed by Irish, Scottish, and Chinese backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 21.1% of residents were born overseas—a figure that rose 3.1 percentage points since 2011—this is well below the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. Most people were born in Australia (76.1%), with England, China and New Zealand being the next most common 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 2232, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2232/2232-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage