11.5% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3139, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3139, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 3139, where 45.4% of people claim these roots. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very small proportion of the population having moved here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45.4% and 43.4% of the population. Scottish and Irish heritage also feature prominently at 11.2% and 10.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with 84.8% of the population now born in Australia.
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 3139, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3139/3139-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage