17.5% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3212, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3212, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in postcode 3212 than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen to 17.5%. This remains far below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are equally common at 36.1% each. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 10.9% and 10.2%, while German ancestry accounts for 4.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.5% of people here were born overseas, a figure that rose 2.2 percentage points since 2011. Despite being higher than most similar areas, this is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure.
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 3212, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3212/3212-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage