10.4% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3355, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3355, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in overseas births has seen the proportion of people born outside Australia in postcode 3355 climb to 10.4%. The area remains very traditional in its roots, with the vast majority of residents claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for around 41% of the population, followed by Irish at 12.9% and Scottish at 11.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the state and national averages, though this is up 1.8 percentage points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (82.2%), with smaller numbers from England, the Philippines and China.
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 3355, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3355/3355-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage