4.3% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3542, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3542, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 4.3% of people in postcode 3542 were born overseas, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This makes the region far less diverse in birthplace than both Victoria and the rest of Australia. Most residents trace their roots back to Australia, England, and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 42.4% and 38.8% respectively. Irish (17.3%) and Scottish (12.2%) roots are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 30.0%. This figure has also fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011, with 79.1% of residents now 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 3542, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3542/3542-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage