7.9% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2429, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2429, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7.9% of people in postcode 2429 were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most of Australia. Most residents identify as having Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the population identifies as Australian (44.8%) or English (44.7%). Other common ancestries include Scottish at 11.7% and Irish at 10.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, and has barely changed since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (84.6%), with England and New Zealand as the next most common birthplaces.
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 2429, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2429/2429-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage