27.5% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3002, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3002, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 27.5% of residents in postcode 3002 were born overseas, a figure that is about the same as the national average. While this is much higher than most other areas, it sits a little below the Victorian state average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 38.1%, followed by Australian at 23.3% and Irish at 17.9%. Other significant ancestral groups include Scottish at 13.8% and Chinese at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most people here were born in Australia (67.2%), though 4.4% were born in England and 2.9% in New Zealand. This overseas-born population has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 27.1%.
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 3002, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3002/3002-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage