8.9% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3321, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.9% of people in postcode 3321 were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a population with deep roots in Australia, where the vast majority of residents were born locally.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common here at 41.1%, followed by Australian at 48.1%. Other notable roots include Scottish (13.5%), Irish (11.7%), and German (3.9%) ancestry.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Victorian figure of 30%, though it rose slightly from 7.7% in 2011 to 8.9% in 2021. Most people were born in Australia (85.9%), with England (4.0%) being the most common overseas birthplace.
8.9% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3321, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3321/3321-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage