5.1% ▲ +50.6%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2345, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in overseas arrivals has seen the proportion of people born abroad in postcode 2345 grow to 5.1%. While this is a slight increase since 2011, the area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born with deep roots in English and Scottish heritage.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common, making up 45.4% and 43.1% of the population. Scottish ancestry is also significant at 15.0%, followed by Irish and German roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (90.0%), though England and New Zealand are the next most common birthplaces.
5.1% ▲ +50.6%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2345, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2345/2345-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage