16.9% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3158, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3158, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 80.7% of people in postcode 3158 were born in Australia, making it a predominantly Australian-born area. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the community maintains a strong connection to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.0%, followed by Australian at 38.9% and Irish at 14.5%. Scottish and German roots are also present in 12.0% and 5.4% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Victorian figure of 30.0%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 16.2%.
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 3158, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3158/3158-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage