6.6% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2357, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.6% of people in postcode 2357 were born overseas, making it far less diverse than most other areas. This highlights a population that is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong ancestral tilt toward British and Irish roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 40% and 38.8% respectively, while Irish, Scottish, and German roots make up the remaining significant groups.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7%, though it has risen slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia, with England and New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplaces.
6.6% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2357, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2357/2357-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage