6.2% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3505, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3505, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 3505 compared to the rest of Victoria. Only 6.2% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the state and national figures. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (42.2%) and English (39.5%), followed by Scottish (9.9%) and Irish (9.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Very few residents were born overseas, with the 6.2% figure being far below the Victorian average of 30%. This low proportion has barely changed since 2011, and the vast majority of people (83.2%) were born in Australia.
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 3505, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3505/3505-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage