10.6% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3433, 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 3433 than in most other areas, with only 10.6% of residents arriving from another country. This makes the area much more Australian-born than the rest of the state and nation. English and Irish roots remain the most common ancestral backgrounds after Australian.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of the population claims Australian ancestry, followed by English at 33.3%. Irish, Scottish, and Italian backgrounds are also common, with 12.1%, 10.6% and 3.9% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 10.6% born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. While this number rose slightly by 1.3 percentage points since 2011, the vast majority of residents (80.2%) were born in Australia.
10.6% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3433, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3433/3433-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage