8.6% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2320, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2320, 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 2320 compared to the rest of the country. Only 8.6% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much more homogenous than most other parts of New South Wales.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, accounting for 43.8% and 43.2% of residents respectively. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also frequent, each making up around 11% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose slightly to 8.6% since 2011, though this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people here were born in Australia (87.1%), followed by England at 2%.
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 2320, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2320/2320-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage