9.0% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3498, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3498, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slight rise in the number of overseas-born residents has seen the proportion of people born outside Australia in postcode 3498 grow to 9.0%. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, making it an area where most people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 38.5% and 36.2% of the population respectively. Italian ancestry is also prominent at 13.2%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.0% of people here were born overseas, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Victorian rate of 30.0%. The vast majority were born in Australia (81.7%), with the remaining few coming mostly from Italy and England.
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 3498, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3498/3498-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage