18.5% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2479, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2479, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for residents in postcode 2479, where 42.8% of people claim this heritage. The area is predominantly Australian-born and has a strong traditional European ancestral makeup.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English roots, a third of people identify as Australian, while Irish and Scottish ancestries are also common at 15% and 13.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost one in five people (18.5%) were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though still well below the national figure of 27.7%. This overseas-born population has grown by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
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 2479, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2479/2479-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage