4.5% ▼ -65.4%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3520, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer than 5% of people in postcode 3520 were born overseas, placing it among the lowest areas for overseas birth in the region. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with most residents claiming English or Australian ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.8%, followed by Australian at 39.1%. Other notable roots include Scottish (9.6%), Irish (7.1%), and Dutch (3.2%).
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This represents a sharp decline from 2011, when 13.0% of people were born abroad.
4.5% ▼ -65.4%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3520, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3520/3520-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage