6.9% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3249, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3249, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in postcode 3249, where 43.6% of people claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia and has very few residents from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 42.6%, followed by Irish (16.5%) and Scottish (13.6%) roots. German ancestry is less frequent at 2.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. This low proportion has barely changed since 2011, and the vast majority of residents (85.8%) were 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 3249, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3249/3249-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage