12.2% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2291, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2291, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in the number of overseas-born residents has occurred in postcode 2291 since 2011. While the proportion of people born abroad has grown slightly, the area remains far less diverse than the state and national averages, with 85.1% of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry in the area is predominantly English, Australian, Irish, and Scottish, which together make up the vast majority of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.2% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. This proportion rose 1.3 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common birthplace outside of 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 2291, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2291/2291-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage