9.9% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3230, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3230 than in most similar areas. The local population is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 83.5% of residents born here, reflecting a community with very low levels of recent international migration.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 43.3% and 39.3% of the area respectively. Other significant roots include Irish at 17.9% and Scottish at 15.6%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.9% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 9.7%.
9.9% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3230, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3230/3230-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage