6.3% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3289, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3289 by the 2021 census, with that figure falling 2.9 percentage points since 2011. The area is now very traditional in its roots, with the vast majority of residents claiming Australian or British ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 43.7% and 38.7%, followed by Scottish, Irish, and German roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and much lower than most other areas. Most residents were born in Australia, accounting for 87.2% of the population.
6.3% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3289, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3289/3289-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage