23.1% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2780, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2780, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost three in ten people in postcode 2780 claim English, Australian or Irish ancestry. This area has a strong British heritage, though the number of people born overseas has risen to 23.1% since the last census.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43%, followed by Australian at 30.4% and Irish at 17.8%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is well below the national average but has risen since 2011. Most people were born in Australia, with England and New Zealand being the most common other birthplaces.
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 2780, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2780/2780-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage