45.3% ▲ +73.6%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3335, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common root for people in postcode 3335, where 15.1% of residents claim this heritage. The area is remarkably diverse, with nearly half the population born overseas, a figure that has climbed sharply in recent years.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian and English descent, Indian (13.8%) and Filipino (6.9%) ancestries are the next most common, followed by Italian at 3.8%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost half of the residents (45.3%) were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This has risen by 19 percentage points since 2011, with India (15.4%) and the Philippines (4.9%) being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
45.3% ▲ +73.6%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3335, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3335/3335-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage