31.5% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3183, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3183, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural roots shape daily life in postcode 3183, where nearly a third of the population was born in another country. This overseas-born community is much larger than in most similar areas, adding to a local mix that includes strong English and Australian ancestral ties.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestral backgrounds here, making up 27.9% and 25.6% of the population. Other significant groups include Irish (11.5%), Scottish (8.7%), and German (4.6%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 31.5% of people were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While this is a little above the Victorian average, the proportion of overseas-born residents fell 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
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 3183, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3183/3183-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage