5.2% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3251, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3251, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 5.2% of people in postcode 3251 were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area one of the least internationally diverse for its size, with a population overwhelmingly born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents identify with British and Irish roots, with 37% claiming English, 13.4% Scottish, and 13% Irish ancestry, alongside 51% who identify as Australian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011. At 5.2%, this figure is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national average, with 87% of people 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 3251, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3251/3251-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage