10.4% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2549, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only a tiny increase in the share of overseas-born residents has been seen in postcode 2549 since 2011. This area remains very traditional in its roots, with about 89% of people claiming English, Australian, Scottish, or Irish ancestry. The population is overwhelmingly born in Australia, which is far below the national figure.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for 44.8% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots follow at 12.1% and 11.9% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 10.4% of people here were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, with 83.9% of residents born in Australia.
10.4% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2549, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2549/2549-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage