12.9% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3472, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3472, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the same as similar areas, 12.9% of people in postcode 3472 were born overseas. This is a predominantly Australian-born population with very strong ties to British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.7%, followed by Australian at 40.2%, Scottish at 14.3%, and Irish at 11.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is far below the Victorian (30.0%) and national (27.7%) figures, and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (77.8%), with England (5.8%) being the most common overseas birthplace.
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 3472, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3472/3472-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage