33.2% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3147, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3147, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in postcode 3147 were born overseas, making it much more diverse than most other areas. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, there is a very strong Chinese presence in the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 28% and Australian at 25.5%. Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 16.3%, followed by Irish at 11.1% and Scottish at 8.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 33.2% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011, with China being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 7.7%.
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 3147, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3147/3147-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage