12.8% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3228, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3228, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines the people of postcode 3228, where the vast majority of residents trace their family history to the British Isles. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, with very few residents born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.3%, followed by Australian at 37.9% and Irish at 16.4%. Scottish and German backgrounds also make up smaller parts of the local family histories.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.8% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian and national averages. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 82.9% of the population born in Australia.
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 3228, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3228/3228-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage