7.3% —
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3487, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3487, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in postcode 3487, where 36.6% of people claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has grown recently.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with 36.6% identifying as Australian, the area has strong British roots with English, Irish, and Scottish ancestries each making up between 12.2% and 31.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This is much lower than most areas, although the share of overseas-born residents rose 3.0 percentage points since 2016.
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 3487, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3487/3487-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage