21.4% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2786, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2786, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in postcode 2786 claim English ancestry, making it the dominant heritage in the area. This heritage is mirrored by the birthplace data, where Australia and England are the most common origins. While the proportion of people born overseas has risen recently, it remains well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.5%, followed by Australian (33.4%), Irish (16.8%), and Scottish (14.7%) heritage. German ancestry is also present for 5.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 21.4% of the population, a figure that has risen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011. Despite this growth, this is well below the 27.7% national average, with 73.7% of residents born in Australia and 7.3% in England.
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 2786, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2786/2786-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage