20.5% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3088, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3088, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong Australian and English heritage defines postcode 3088, where over 67% of people claim one of these two ancestries. While the area has seen a small increase in overseas-born residents recently, the vast majority of the population was born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 34.3% and 33.5%, followed by Irish (13.0%), Italian (10.5%), and Scottish (10.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.5% of people were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian and national averages. This proportion rose 2.8 percentage points since 2011, with most residents born in Australia (77.2%) and the next most common birthplaces being England, China, Italy, and India.
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 3088, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3088/3088-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage