7.9% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3315, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3315, though the area remains very traditional in its roots. Only 7.9% of people were born outside Australia, a figure far below the national average.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (42.1%) or English (41.9%) ancestry. Scottish (14.4%) and Irish (13.6%) roots are also common in the area.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is far below the Victorian figure, sitting at just 7.9%. While 83% of the population was born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England and New Zealand.
7.9% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3315, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3315/3315-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage