19.2% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2256, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2256, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly 8.5 percentage points fewer people were born overseas in postcode 2256 than in the rest of Australia. While this gap is significant, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly over the last decade to reach 19.2%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area has strong ties to the British Isles, with 42.6% of people claiming English ancestry and 13.1% Irish, alongside 37% who identify as Australian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 74.8% of residents were born in Australia, those born overseas make up 19.2% of the population. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, though it has risen from 15.9% since 2011.
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 2256, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2256/2256-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage