13.4% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2579, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2579, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 2579 compared to the rest of the country. Only 13.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This area remains dominated by people with Australian and English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 42.3% and English at 40.7%. Other notable groups include Irish at 12.4% and Scottish at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 78.3% of people born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This figure has fallen 1.8 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 4.3%.
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 2579, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2579/2579-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage