6.9% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2460, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2460, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common root in postcode 2460, where 43.4% of people claim this heritage. The area has a very small proportion of overseas-born residents, with only 6.9% of the population born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 40.0%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots at 10.7% and 10.3% respectively. German ancestry accounts for a further 4.3% of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.9% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (85.9%), while the next most common birthplaces are England (1.8%) and New Zealand (0.9%).
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 2460, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2460/2460-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage