6.9% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2590, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2590, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 2590, where 44.5% of people claim these roots. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with a very small proportion of residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 44.5% and 43.6% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Irish (14%), Scottish (9.7%), and German (4.3%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While this remains much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
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 2590, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2590/2590-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage