15.8% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2317, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2317, 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 2317 compared to the rest of the state. While the overseas-born population has risen slightly to 15.8% since 2011, this figure remains far below the New South Wales and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.4%, followed by Australian at 37.4% and Irish at 13.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (79.0%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.7%.
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 2317, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2317/2317-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage