18.9% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3460, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3460, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 74% of people in postcode 3460 were born in Australia, making it much less diverse than the state and national averages. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, there has been a steady rise in the number of people moving here from overseas in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.2%, followed by Australian (26.7%), Irish (17.5%) and Scottish (16.5%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose to 18.9% since 2011, though this is still well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people born outside Australia in the area come from England (5.1%), New Zealand (1.4%) and India (1.3%).
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 3460, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3460/3460-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage