58.6% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3027, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3027, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in postcode 3027 were born overseas, a figure that has climbed by 11 percentage points since 2011. This area is now far more diverse than the rest of Victoria and Australia, with Indian and Chinese backgrounds making up a large part of the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Indian ancestry is the most common here at 22.8%, followed by Chinese at 16.4%, English at 11.0%, and Australian at 9.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 58.6% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. India is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 21.5% of the population.
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 3027, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3027/3027-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage