30.8% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2559, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2559, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in postcode 2559, where nearly one in three residents was born overseas. This reflects a community with a growing global reach, as the proportion of overseas-born people has climbed significantly in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 22.1% and 18.7% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Irish, Indian, and Scottish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.8% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. This figure rose 7.7 percentage points since 2011, with New Zealand, India, the Philippines, and Nepal being the most common birthplaces outside 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 2559, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2559/2559-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage