21.5% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3116, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3116, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3116 than in the rest of Victoria. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area's overseas-born population remains well below the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.4%, followed by Australian at 36.0%. Other significant groups include Irish, Scottish, and Italian ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 21.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is well below the Victorian and national averages, though it rose slightly from 20.1% in 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (75.3%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, China, 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 3116, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3116/3116-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage