27.5% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3084, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3084, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of cultural backgrounds defines daily life in postcode 3084, where over a quarter of the population was born overseas. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, there is a strong European influence throughout the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 28.9%, followed by Australian at 26.8%. Italian and Irish backgrounds are also prominent, making up 12.7% and 11.7% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.5% of people here were born overseas, a figure that rose 3.0 percentage points since 2011. This is much higher than most areas, though it sits slightly below the Victorian figure of 30.0%.
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 3084, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3084/3084-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage