17.6% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3160, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3160, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of people were born overseas in postcode 3160 than in most similar areas, though the total is still quite low. While 17.6% of residents were born abroad, the area remains dominated by people with English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the population claims English ancestry at 46.0%, followed by Australian at 38.0%. Other common ancestries include Irish at 14.3%, Scottish at 13.3%, and German at 5.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.2 points since 2011 to reach 17.6%. This is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%, with 79.8% of the population 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 3160, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3160/3160-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage