12.2% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2289, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2289, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 2289 than in the rest of New South Wales, with only 12.2% of residents born abroad. This creates a community where the vast majority of people have Australian roots, reflected in the high numbers of people claiming English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.1% and 40.6% of the population respectively, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion rose slightly by 1.2 percentage points since 2011, with 85.3% of residents born in 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 2289, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2289/2289-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage