59.0% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3169, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3169, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge gap separates 3169 from the rest of the country, with 59% of people born overseas. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse places in the region, where the typical resident identifies with a variety of global backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Chinese (16.9%), Greek (12.2%), and Indian (11.4%), followed by English (10.9%) and Australian (10.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born-overseas residents make up 59% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, with India (13.2%) and China (6.3%) being the most common birthplaces outside 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 3169, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3169/3169-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage