7.6% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2321, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 2321, where 46.9% of people claim this background. This area has a very strong link to its roots, with a tiny proportion of the population born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 43%, while Scottish and Irish backgrounds follow at 11.4% and 10.1% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia, with 88.8% of the population born here.
7.6% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2321, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2321/2321-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage