34.7% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3130, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3130, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in three people in postcode 3130 were born overseas, making it a diverse place to live. This international mix is most visible in the local ancestry, where Chinese heritage is far more common here than in the typical Australian suburb.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (27.8%) and Australian (25.3%) ancestries are the most common, followed by Chinese at 21.1%, Irish at 10.0%, and Scottish at 8.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen to 34.7% since 2011, a figure well above both the Victorian (30.0%) and national (27.7%) averages. While 62.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (9.5%), India (3.6%), England (2.4%), and Vietnam (1.4%).
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 3130, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3130/3130-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage