3.5% ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2829, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2829, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 3.5% of people in postcode 2829 were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area one of the least diverse in the region in terms of birthplace. Most residents identify as having Australian or English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 41.2% and 29.3% of the population respectively. Other notable backgrounds include Irish at 8.4% and Scottish at 7.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With only 3.5% of residents born abroad, this is among the lowest proportions for any similar area. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, though the overseas-born population did rise slightly by 1.1 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 2829, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2829/2829-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage