42.1% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3133, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3133, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A rise of 9.8 percentage points in overseas-born residents since 2011 has made postcode 3133 more diverse. Now, 42.1% of people here were born outside Australia, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This shift is reflected in the community's ancestry, with Chinese and English backgrounds being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 26.9%, followed by English at 23.3% and Australian at 20.0%. Irish and Scottish ancestries also make up smaller parts of the population at 7.5% and 7.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas, sitting at 42.1%, which is 12 points higher than the Victorian average. While 55.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 12.2% and India at 3.9%.
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 3133, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3133/3133-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage