6.8% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2706, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2706, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 2706 compared to the rest of the state. While 80.1% of the population was born in Australia, the area remains dominated by traditional European roots, with Australian and English ancestry making up nearly 80% of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 43% and 35%, followed by Irish, Scottish and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed 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 2706, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2706/2706-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage