12.9% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3446, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3446, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.9% of people in postcode 3446 were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This area has a very strong connection to British and Irish roots, with the vast majority of residents claiming ancestral ties to these regions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46%, followed by Australian ancestry at 38%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 15.6% and 14.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the share of overseas-born residents rose 1.8 points since 2011 to reach 12.9%, this remains far below Victoria's 30% figure. Most people here were born in Australia (79.7%), with England (4.5%) and New Zealand (1.9%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 3446, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3446/3446-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage