7.4% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3517, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3517, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3517 than in most other Australian areas. Only 7.4% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.4% and 41.5% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, accounting for 14.3% and 12.6% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (82.2%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.3%.
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 3517, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3517/3517-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage