11.4% —
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3322, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has seen the proportion of people born abroad in postcode 3322 rise to 11.4%. This area remains heavily rooted in its colonial origins, with nearly half of the population claiming English ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 47.7%, followed by Australian (35.8%), Scottish (19.3%), and Irish (17.0%) roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose 2.8 percentage points since 2016, with 83.0% of residents born in Australia.
11.4% —
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3322, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3322/3322-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage