45.5% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3167, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3167, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 3167 were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This creates a diverse community where no single ancestry dominates, with English, Australian, Greek, Chinese and Indian roots all common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English (17.2%), Australian (16.5%), and Greek (14.2%), followed by Chinese at 12.9% and Indian at 9.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 45.5% of people were born overseas, which is far above the 30.0% seen across Victoria. This figure has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (51.0%), India (8.1%), and China (6.4%).
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 3167, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3167/3167-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage