5.1% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2738, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2738, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background for those in postcode 2738, making up 45.1% of the population. This area is far less diverse than the rest of the state, with very few people born overseas and a strong concentration of British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half of residents claim Australian ancestry, followed closely by English (41.1%), Scottish (10.7%), and Irish (9.6%) roots. Italian ancestry is also present at 6.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 88.2% of the population born in 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 2738, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2738/2738-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage