10.4% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3518, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3518, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines postcode 3518, where the vast majority of people claim English or Australian ancestry. This is a place with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country, creating a community with a very consistent ancestral backdrop.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 39.1% and 38.8% of the area. Scottish, Irish, and German roots follow, accounting for 13.4%, 10.0%, and 3.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30.0% and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (76.5%), followed by England at 4.2%.
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 3518, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3518/3518-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage