14.8% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2808, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2808, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped the recent makeup of postcode 2808, where the share of people born abroad rose to 14.8% in 2021. While most residents have roots in Australia, England, or Ireland, the area remains much less diverse in birthplaces than the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly 41% of people here claim Australian ancestry, followed by English (38.4%), Irish (14.4%), and Scottish (9.7%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7%, though it has risen 3.4 percentage points since 2011. Most of those born outside Australia came from England (4.2%) or New Zealand (1.9%).
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 2808, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2808/2808-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage