12.0% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3381, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots run deep in postcode 3381, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. This area is far more likely to have been born in Australia than the state or national average, creating a community with very stable birthplace patterns over the last decade.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.8%, followed closely by Australian at 38.5%. Other significant roots include Scottish (12.7%), Irish (9.1%), and German (5.9%) heritage.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 74.4% of the population born in Australia.
12.0% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3381, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3381/3381-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage