39.6% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3046, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3046, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in postcode 3046 were born overseas, which is far above the national figure. This creates a diverse community where residents trace their roots back to many different parts of the world, with strong ties to Europe and Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral backgrounds are Australian (17.8%) and English (17.7%), followed by Italian (12.7%), Irish (6.3%) and Indian (5.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 39.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that rose 3.8 points since 2011 and remains well above the Victorian average. While 54.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Nepal (5.5%), India (4.5%), Italy (3.3%) and China (1.3%).
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 3046, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3046/3046-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage