14.5% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2489, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2489, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly traditional roots define the identity of postcode 2489, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. This heritage is reflected in a population that is much more likely to be born in Australia than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is dominated by English (46.1%) and Australian (37.2%) roots, with Irish (14.4%) and Scottish (12.3%) also making up significant portions of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, though 80% of the population were born in Australia.
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 2489, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2489/2489-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage