52.0% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3029, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people living in postcode 3029 were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas at this level. The community has a strong international character, with Indian ancestry being the most common at 21.3%.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Indian ancestry is the most frequent at 21.3%, followed by Australian at 13.5% and English at 13.0%. Filipino and Chinese ancestries also make up a notable part of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than half of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far above the Victorian and national rates. This proportion has risen by 17 points since 2011, with India being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 22.3%.
52.0% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3029, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3029/3029-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage