7.0% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2415, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady trend in birthplace has seen the overseas-born population in postcode 2415 barely change since 2011, remaining at 7.0%. This is a very homogeneous area where 80.2% of residents were born in Australia, and the vast majority of others trace their roots back to British and Irish ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 45.0% and 44.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 12.8% and 9.3%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, with England and New Zealand as the next most common birthplaces.
7.0% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2415, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2415/2415-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage