7.3% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2370, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots in postcode 2370, each claimed by around 41% of residents. This area has a very strong connection to these ancestral lines, which helps explain why so few people were born outside Australia.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian heritages lead the way, followed by Irish at 11.8% and Scottish at 11.7%. German ancestry is also present for 4.8% of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. While this number rose slightly from 6.2% in 2011, the vast majority of the population was born in Australia.
7.3% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2370, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2370/2370-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage