37.3% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3204, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3204, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A wide mix of global backgrounds shapes daily life in 3204, where more than a third of the population was born overseas. This international feel is most evident in the high proportion of residents with Chinese ancestry and the steady rise in people moving here from abroad.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, while Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 12.1%. Other significant groups include Irish and Scottish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over 37% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen 4.7 percentage points since 2011. While nearly 60% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, 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 3204, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3204/3204-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage