25.4% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3214, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3214, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of the population was born overseas in postcode 3214, with that figure rising by 3.8 percentage points since 2011. Now, about one in four residents was born outside Australia, though this is still lower than the typical Victorian area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People in the area most commonly identify as Australian (32%) or English (31%), followed by Irish, Scottish and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 25.4% of residents were born overseas—which is much higher than most similar areas—this is still a little below the national figure. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are India, England, the Philippines and New Zealand.
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 3214, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3214/3214-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage