6.2% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3501, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.2% of people in postcode 3501 were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This creates a community with very few overseas-born residents and a strong profile of Australian and English heritage.
The ancestries people most identify with.
The area has a strong British heritage, with 42.2% of people claiming Australian ancestry and 41.2% claiming English ancestry.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born-overseas residents make up just 6.2% of the population, a figure that is far below both Victoria and Australia. This is a downward trend, as the proportion of people born outside Australia fell by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
6.2% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3501, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3501/3501-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage