15.5% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2298, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2298, 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 2298 compared to the rest of the country, with only 15.5% of residents born abroad. This creates a community with deep local roots, where the vast majority of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 38.9% and 36.2% of the population. Other significant groups include Irish at 12.5% and Scottish at 10.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 15.5%, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This figure has risen slightly since 2011, when it was 13.6%.
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 2298, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2298/2298-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage