30.9% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3142, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3142, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increasing number of residents were born overseas in postcode 3142, with the proportion rising by 2.5 percentage points since 2011. This mix of backgrounds is now led by those with English and Australian ancestry, while China is the most common overseas birthplace.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32%, followed by Australian at 22.2%. Irish and Chinese backgrounds both make up 11.1% of the area, while Scottish ancestry accounts for 10.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.9% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 62.8% were born in Australia, the most frequent overseas births are from China (5.0%) and England (3.4%).
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 3142, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3142/3142-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage