14.3% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2307, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly 14% of people in postcode 2307 were born overseas, placing the area around the middle for its level. The community is predominantly of Australian and English descent, though it has seen a small increase in overseas arrivals over the last decade.
The ancestries people most identify with.
People of Australian and English ancestry are the most common, each making up 39.9% of the population. Scottish (11.4%) and Irish (10.4%) roots also feature strongly in the area.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of residents born overseas rose 2.4 points since 2011 to 14.3%, though this is still far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (80.8%), followed by small numbers from China, England, India and New Zealand.
14.3% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2307, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2307/2307-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage