6.4% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3420, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3420, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far smaller share of people were born overseas in postcode 3420 compared to the rest of Victoria. Only 6.4% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than most other areas and far below the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian ancestry at 50.9%, followed by English at 44.2%. Other common roots include German (13.8%), Scottish (5.7%) and Irish (4.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, rising slightly from 5.9% to 6.4%. This is far below the 30% seen across Victoria, with 86.6% of the local population 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 3420, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3420/3420-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage