5.3% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3407, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3407, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 3407, where 47.6% of people claim these roots. This is a predominantly Australian-born area with very few overseas arrivals, making it far less diverse than the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population identifies as English or Australian. Scottish and Irish heritage are also common, with 9.9% and 9.1% of residents respectively claiming these backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011, with 87.3% of residents born in Australia.
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 3407, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3407/3407-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage