2.4% ▲ +54.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2828, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Among the lowest proportions of overseas-born residents are found in postcode 2828, where only 2.4% of people were born outside Australia. This area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has a heritage rooted deeply in British and Irish origins.
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (39.1%) and English (32.7%), followed by Scottish (10.2%) and Irish (9.3%).
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 2.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. While this represents one of the lowest levels for similar areas, the proportion of overseas births did rise slightly from 1.5% in 2011.
2.4% ▲ +54.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2828, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2828/2828-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage