37.2% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3037, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3037, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of cultural backgrounds shapes daily life in postcode 3037, where more than a third of the population was born abroad. This international character is reflected in a wide range of ancestral roots, with Australian and English being the most common, alongside significant Italian and Indian heritages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (17.4%) and English (13.9%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Italian (9.9%), Indian (6.3%) and Vietnamese (4.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 37.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 27.7% and higher than most areas. This proportion has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011, with India (6.0%) and Vietnam (3.1%) being the most common birthplaces outside 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 3037, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3037/3037-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage