21.5% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3138, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3138, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than three quarters of people in postcode 3138 were born in Australia, making it less diverse than many other parts of the state. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, while the proportion of people born overseas has risen slightly to 21.5%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.0%, followed closely by Australian at 37.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each at 9.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the share of overseas-born residents rose 2.5 percentage points since 2011 to 21.5%, this is still well below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. Most residents were born in Australia (75.6%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.8%.
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 3138, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3138/3138-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage