3.8% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2359, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2359, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 3.8% of people in postcode 2359 were born overseas, making it one of the areas with the lowest proportion of overseas-born residents in the country. This small figure has barely changed since 2011, which is consistent with the area's strong ties to traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 41.5% and English at 40.4%. Scottish and Irish heritage are also prominent, accounting for 11.0% and 9.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 81.7% of people born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 2359, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2359/2359-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage