9.9% ▲ +60.1%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3250, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A rise in the overseas-born population to 9.9% marks a shifting demographic for postcode 3250 since 2011. While the area remains much more Australian-born than the rest of the state, it is slowly becoming more diverse.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.4% and 41.7% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 14.7% and 12.3%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. While this figure rose 3.7 percentage points since 2011, 84.7% of residents were still born in Australia.
9.9% ▲ +60.1%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3250, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3250/3250-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage