17.3% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3140, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3140, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Hardly any change has occurred in the birthplace of people living in postcode 3140 since 2011. The area remains predominantly Australian-born, with the typical resident claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.4% and 39.0% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish and Italian roots are also seen in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.3% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian and national rates. This proportion has barely changed over the last decade.
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 3140, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3140/3140-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage