29.0% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3033, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 3033 were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most similar areas. The community has a strong European heritage, with Italian and English ancestries being particularly common.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Italian is the most common ancestry at 24.5%, followed by Australian at 20.9% and English at 19.9%. Irish and Greek roots are also prominent, at 7.6% and 7.4% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 29.0%, which is a little above the national figure and fell slightly from 29.9% in 2011. While 67.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Italy (5.7%) and Vietnam (2.7%).
29.0% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3033, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3033/3033-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage