43.5% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3152, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3152, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than four in ten people in postcode 3152 were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This global mix is reflected in the local identity, where Chinese and English ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 26.6%, followed by English at 22.9% and Australian at 20.4%. Other common roots include Scottish and Irish ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen 8.2 percentage points since 2011 to 43.5%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 53.8% of residents were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, India, England, and Vietnam.
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 3152, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3152/3152-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage