5.2% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2880, NSW · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people have moved from overseas to postcode 2880 in recent years, with the proportion of overseas-born residents barely changing since 2011. This is a largely Australian-born area where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. Only 5.2% of the population was born in another country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the dominant ancestries here, making up 43.2% and 37.9% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish and German ancestries are also present in smaller numbers.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.2% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This low proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 4.5%.
5.2% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2880, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2880/2880-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage