5.7% ▼ -44.7%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3293, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3293, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3293 than in the rest of the country. Only 5.7% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most other regions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 45.2% and 41.7% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish heritage are also common, accounting for 18.2% and 16.1% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents fell from 10.2% in 2011 to 5.7% in 2021, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. Most people here were born in Australia (88.4%), followed by England at 1.8% and New Zealand at 1.5%.
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 3293, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3293/3293-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage