10.7% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2480, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2480, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in postcode 2480 by the 2021 census, with this figure rising 1.2 percentage points since 2011. Despite this growth, the area remains far less diverse than the rest of the state, with 81.3% of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 41.3% and 39.1% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also frequent, accounting for 14.5% and 12.2% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.7% 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, followed by England at 2.7% and New Zealand at 1.3%.
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 2480, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2480/2480-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage