5.9% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2870, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2870, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 2870 compared to the rest of the state. Only 5.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a population with very strong ties to ancestral roots in the UK and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are Australian at 45.6% and English at 41.1%, followed by Irish (10.6%) and Scottish (8.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the proportion of overseas-born residents rose slightly to 5.9% since 2011, this remains much lower than most areas. Most people here were born in Australia (87%), with small numbers from England, the Philippines, 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 2870, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2870/2870-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage