24.4% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3070, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3070, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people in postcode 3070 were born overseas compared to most similar areas. While many residents claim English, Australian, or Irish ancestry, the share of people born outside Australia has fallen slightly to 24.4% over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 34.3%, followed by Australian at 27.5% and Irish at 16.1%. Scottish and Italian ancestries also feature prominently in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly one in four residents was born overseas, though this is well below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (72.3%), with England, New Zealand and Italy being the next most common birthplaces.
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 3070, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3070/3070-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage