25.9% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3079, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3079, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 26% of people in postcode 3079 were born overseas, a figure that has risen since 2011. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains a little below the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 29.5%, followed by Australian at 26.2%. Other common heritages include Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The number of overseas-born residents rose 2.3 percentage points to 25.9% since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (71.2%), with the next most common birthplaces being China, England, India, and Italy.
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 3079, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3079/3079-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage