25.0% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3135, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3135, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people in postcode 3135 were born overseas than in most similar areas. While 25% of residents grew up outside Australia, the area remains predominantly of English, Australian, and Irish descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 36.7%, followed by Australian at 32.5% and Irish at 11.6%. Other common ancestral backgrounds include Scottish at 10.7% and Chinese at 8.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 4.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 25.0%. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it is well below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and a little below the national 27.7%.
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 3135, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3135/3135-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage