15.5% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3340, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3340, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas arrivals have moved to postcode 3340, with the share of people born abroad rising by 3 percentage points since 2011. Now, 15.5% of the population was born overseas, though this remains far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The area is largely dominated by those with Australian and English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are most common here at 38.9% and 38.1% respectively, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas in this area than in the state or nation, with 15.5% born abroad compared to 30% in Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (79.9%), while the next most common birthplaces are England, India, and New Zealand.
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 3340, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3340/3340-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage