27.1% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3155, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3155, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in postcode 3155 than in most similar areas. While 27.1% of the population was born abroad, the community remains largely rooted in English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 35.2% and Australian at 32.3%. Other notable groups include Irish (9.5%), Scottish (9.1%), and Chinese (8.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a quarter of the population was born overseas, a figure that rose 4.6 percentage points since 2011. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it is a little below the Victorian figure of 30.0%.
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 3155, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3155/3155-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage