16.5% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2784, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2784, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 16.5% of people in postcode 2784 were born overseas, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong traditional heritage rooted in English, Irish and Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 40.8% and English at 39.9%, followed by Irish (15.8%) and Scottish (12.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 16.5%, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, when the figure was 16.2%, with 79.2% 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 2784, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2784/2784-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage