3.7% ▲ +68.7%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2382, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A massive gap separates postcode 2382 from the rest of the country, with only 3.7% of people born overseas. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most people here identify with traditional roots, primarily claiming Australian or English ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 45.2% and 37.9%. Irish ancestry is also notable at 10.4%, followed by Scottish at 8.8% and German at 3.3%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Very few residents were born outside Australia, though this figure rose slightly from 2.2% in 2011 to 3.7% in 2021. While 82.8% were born in Australia, small numbers were born in England and New Zealand.
3.7% ▲ +68.7%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2382, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2382/2382-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage