6.7% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3266, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3266, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Local roots run deep in postcode 3266, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia. This creates a community with a very strong connection to traditional colonial heritage, particularly through English and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 47.5% and 39.7%, followed by Irish at 11.6% and Scottish at 10.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.7% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (85.2%), with New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplace at 2.4%.
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 3266, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3266/3266-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage