6.8% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3396, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3396, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in postcode 3396 compared to the rest of the state. Only 6.8% of the population was born outside Australia, which is a massive gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community with very few recent arrivals from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half of the residents claim Australian ancestry, with English ancestry also common at 41.2%. Other significant ancestral groups include Irish, German, and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The percentage of people born overseas has stayed flat at 6.8% since 2011, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30%. Most people here were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from India and England.
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 3396, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3396/3396-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage