30.1% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3057, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3057, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one third of people in postcode 3057 were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most other areas. This mix of backgrounds is seen in the ancestry data, where English, Australian, Irish, Italian and Scottish roots are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 31.6%, followed by Australian at 23.9% and Irish at 14.9%. Italian and Scottish backgrounds are also prominent, at 11.8% and 11.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.1% of the population was born overseas, which is a little above the national figure and about the same as the state average. This proportion has fallen slightly by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
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 3057, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3057/3057-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage