5.7% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2842, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2842, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 5.7% of people in postcode 2842 were born overseas, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This makes the area far less multicultural than the rest of New South Wales and Australia, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 45.7% and 39.9% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas compared to the state and national figures, falling from 7.1% in 2011 to 5.7% in 2021. While 84.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England and New Zealand.
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 2842, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2842/2842-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage