9.5% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3522, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3522, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 3522, where 40.2% of residents claim these roots. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia and has very few residents from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English roots, 31.4% of people identify as Australian, followed by Irish (15.1%), Scottish (10.7%) and Italian (10.1%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.5% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30% and has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (80.5%), with Italy and England as the next most common birthplaces.
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 3522, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3522/3522-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage