45.2% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3060, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3060, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 3060 were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. This international mix is seen in the ancestry data, where Italian and Indian heritage are both strongly represented alongside Australian and English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Italian is the most common ancestry at 18.5%, followed by Australian at 13.5% and English at 11.0%. Indian and Greek ancestry are also notable, at 6.5% and 4.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 45.2%, the proportion of people born overseas is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia, though this fell 1.3 points since 2011. While 48.4% were born in Australia, many others arrived from Italy, India, Nepal 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 3060, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3060/3060-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage