8.7% ▲ +77.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3556, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3556, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3556 than in the rest of Victoria, with only 8.7% of residents born abroad. This is far below the state and national figures. The area is dominated by people of English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.4% and 42.1% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 12.1% and 10.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Victorian figure of 30%, though it has risen 3.8 percentage points since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (85.1%), followed by small numbers from England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and India.
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 3556, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3556/3556-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage