11.3% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3438, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3438, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for the 42.9% of people in postcode 3438. This area is dominated by people with British and Australian roots, with very few residents born outside of Australia compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 42.9% and Australian at 41.3%. Irish (14.1%) and Scottish (12.4%) backgrounds are also frequent, while Italian ancestry is listed by 5.3% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.3% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30% and barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (85.3%), followed by England (3.3%) and New Zealand (1.2%).
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 3438, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3438/3438-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage