12.3% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3462, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3462, VIC
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 3462 compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 12.3% of residents were born outside Australia, making it much less diverse in birthplace than Victoria and Australia as a whole.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 45.9%, followed by Australian at 36.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 15.9% and 15.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.3 points since 2011 to reach 12.3%, this is still far below the Victorian figure of 30%. Most people here were born in Australia (79.3%), with England the most common overseas birthplace at 5.7%.
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 3462, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3462/3462-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage