5.3% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2420, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2420, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 5.3% of people in postcode 2420 were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplaces than most other parts of the country. While residents claim a variety of European roots, the vast majority were born right here in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, accounting for 46.1% and 45.6% of residents respectively. Other notable roots include Irish, Scottish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia, with England being the most frequent overseas birthplace at 2.2%.
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 2420, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2420/2420-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage