11.5% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2551, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2551, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines postcode 2551, where nearly 80% of people were born in Australia. The area has a very low proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country, with English and Australian ancestries dominating the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.5% and 37.3% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German roots follow as the next most frequent ancestral backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 10.9%.
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 2551, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2551/2551-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage