55.9% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3021, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3021, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in postcode 3021 were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas of its kind. This strong international influence is seen in the high proportion of residents with Vietnamese roots, who make up nearly a quarter of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Vietnamese ancestry is the most common in the area at 24.4%, followed by Australian at 9.1% and English at 8.4%. Chinese and Filipino ancestries also feature prominently at 7.0% and 3.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 55.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the 30.0% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. This proportion has risen 2.3 percentage points since 2011, with Vietnam (19.9%) and India (4.7%) being common birthplaces after 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 3021, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3021/3021-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage