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3240, VIC · Postcode

Ancestry & Birthplace in 3240, VIC

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Only 7.3% of people in postcode 3240 were born overseas, making it a community with very few overseas-born residents. Most people here share a similar background, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.

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📍 3240, VIC, Postcode

Where 3240, VIC sits — People born overseas

7.3% ▼ -18.5%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3240, VIC — lower than 81% of areas.

3240, VIC7.3%
Surf Coast 11.8%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, each accounting for about 45% of the population, followed by Irish at 14% and Scottish at 12.7%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30%, and it has fallen from 8.9% since 2011. Australia is the birthplace for 88.2% of residents.

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7.3% ▼ -18.5%

Lower than 81% of postcode areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In 3240, VIC, Australia is the majority at 95%; England is next at 4%.

Australia 88.2% England 3.8% New Zealand 0.5% India 0.2% Italy 0.1%

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 3240, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3240/3240-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage