45.8% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3023, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3023, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 3023 were born overseas, putting this area among the highest for overseas birthplaces compared to similar places. This high level of diversity is reflected in the ancestry data, where Vietnamese and Filipino roots are particularly prominent alongside Australian and English heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 12.5%, followed closely by Vietnamese at 11.3% and English at 10.9%. Filipino and Chinese backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 45.8% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011, with Vietnam, India and the Philippines as the most 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 3023, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3023/3023-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage