52.0% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3109, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3109, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of all residents in postcode 3109 were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This high proportion of overseas births is reflected in the local ancestry, where Chinese heritage is the most common at 38%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 38%, followed by English at 14.7%, Australian at 12.3%, Italian at 7.1%, and Greek at 6.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far above the national figure of 27.7%, reaching 52% and rising by 9.4 points since 2011. While 45.2% were born in Australia, 14.9% were born in China, with smaller groups from India, Italy and England.
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 3109, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3109/3109-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage