5.0% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2877, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2877, 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 for residents in postcode 2877, where 41.4% of people claim this heritage. The area is very strongly rooted in its local origins, with very few residents born outside Australia compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also common at 33.6%, while Irish (10.2%), Scottish (7.6%), and German (2.8%) backgrounds are the next most frequent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.0% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and among the lowest for similar areas. This figure rose slightly by 1.3 points since 2011, with the Philippines and India being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 2877, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2877/2877-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage