8.0% ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2820, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2820, 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 in postcode 2820, where 35.5% of people claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with a very small proportion of the population arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 31.9%, followed by Irish (9.0%) and Scottish (6.7%) backgrounds. German ancestry accounts for 2.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. This proportion is much lower than most areas, though it has risen 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
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 2820, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2820/2820-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage