17.3% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
2898, NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 2898, NSW
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots shape the identity of postcode 2898. Most people here identify as Australian, English, Irish or Scottish, while the proportion of residents born overseas has climbed to 17.3%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 40.9% and 33.9% of the area respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 15.3% and 13.0% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 17.3% of the area, which is higher than most similar places, though far below the national figure of 27.7%. This figure rose 3.7 percentage points since 2011, with New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for 2898, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 2898, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2898/2898-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage