64.7% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3168, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3168, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Among the highest in the region for overseas birth, 64.7% of people in postcode 3168 were born in another country. This makes the area far more diverse than the rest of Victoria and Australia, with strong ties to Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese (24.7%) and Indian (12.7%) are the most common ancestries, followed by English (11.4%), Australian (9.9%) and Greek (5.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far above the national figure of 27.7% and has remained steady since 2011. India (15.2%) and China (14.4%) are the most common birthplaces outside of Australia (28.3%).
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 3168, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3168/3168-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage