18.1% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3093, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 3093 compared to the rest of the state. While 18.1% of residents were born abroad, this figure is far below the Victorian average. Most people here identify with English, Australian, Irish, Scottish or Italian roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.2%, followed by Australian at 32.3% and Irish at 13.2%. Scottish and Italian roots are also prominent, making up 12.4% and 11.0% of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 79% of residents were born in Australia, leaving only 18.1% born overseas, which is well below the national figure. This overseas-born group has grown slightly since 2011 and is now led by people from England, China and Italy.
18.1% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3093, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3093/3093-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage