46.0% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3048, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3048, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in postcode 3048, where nearly half of all residents were born overseas. This high level of international migration is reflected in a varied mix of ancestries, with Australian and English being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent at 13.0% and 10.1%. Other common backgrounds include Vietnamese at 3.5%, Italian at 2.1%, and Irish at 2.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 46.0% of people here were born overseas, a figure far above the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national average. This proportion has risen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011, with common birthplaces including Vietnam, India, and the Philippines.
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 3048, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3048/3048-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage