36.4% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3161, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3161, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of the people in postcode 3161 were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This creates a diverse community where the most common ancestries are Australian and English, followed by significant Chinese and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (23.4%) and English (19.0%) are the most common ancestries. Other prominent backgrounds include Chinese (7.8%), Irish (6.5%) and Scottish (5.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 36.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most areas and rose 1.3 percentage points since 2011. While 59.4% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are China, South Africa, India and England.
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 3161, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3161/3161-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage