24.4% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3156, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3156, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3156 compared to the rest of Victoria. While 24.4% of residents were born abroad, this is well below both the state and national figures. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 35.1% and 34.1% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and Chinese.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 2.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 24.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the Victorian figure of 30.0%, with 72.5% of residents born in Australia.
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 3156, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3156/3156-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage