14.9% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3345, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 3345 compared to the rest of Victoria. Only 14.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the state and national figures. This creates a community with very strong ties to traditional Australian and British roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 40.6% and English at 38.7%. Other significant groups include Irish (14.8%), Scottish (11.8%), and German (5.0%) heritages.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 14.9%. This is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national average, with 78.5% of people born in Australia.
14.9% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3345, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3345/3345-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage