2.6% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3509, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3509, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A tiny 2.6% of people in postcode 3509 were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian and national averages. This area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a heritage deeply rooted in English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.4%, followed by Australian at 40.8%. Other notable roots include Scottish (9.2%), Irish (6.1%) and German (4.4%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 2.6% of residents were born overseas, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and far below the 30% seen across Victoria. This figure has fallen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011, with 86.4% of the population 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 3509, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3509/3509-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage