9.2% ▲ +48.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3388, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3388 compared to most other areas. While the number of overseas-born residents rose slightly to 9.2% since 2011, the area remains dominated by those with Australian, English, Scottish, and Irish roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 43.9%, followed by English at 33.5%, Scottish at 14.3%, and Irish at 10.1%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (83.6%), though India and England are the most common overseas birthplaces.
9.2% ▲ +48.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3388, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3388/3388-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage