6.1% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3527, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3527, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 3527 compared to the rest of the state. Only 6.1% of the population grew up abroad, which is much lower than most other areas. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents have Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 38.1% and 37.7% of the population. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also prominent at 19.2% and 18.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 6.1% of residents born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 5.6%, with 83.1% of people 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 3527, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3527/3527-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage