30.4% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2557, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2557, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural roots shape daily life in postcode 2557, where nearly a third of the population was born outside Australia. This mix of backgrounds is most visible in the area's high proportion of overseas-born residents, which has grown significantly in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People here identify with a wide range of roots; the most common are Australian (24.8%), English (18.7%), and Italian (10.2%), followed by Indian and Irish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most areas and rose 6.6 percentage points since 2011. While 66.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India, the Philippines, New Zealand, and China.
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 2557, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2557/2557-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage