16.5% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3223, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3223, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About as typical as most similar areas, postcode 3223 has a population where 75.8% were born in Australia. Most of the community identifies with British and Irish roots, while the proportion of people born overseas remains well below the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41%, followed by Australian at 33.7%. Other significant groups include Irish at 14.6%, Scottish at 12.5%, and Italian at 5.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly by 1.3 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.7%.
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 3223, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3223/3223-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage