4.8% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3557, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3557, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common identity for people in postcode 3557, making up 44.3% of the population. This area is much more likely to have people born in Australia than most other parts of the state or country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent, at 44.3% and 41.4%. Other common backgrounds include Irish (14.9%), Scottish (13.8%) and German (5.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is among the lowest proportions for any similar area, although the figure rose slightly from 3.9% in 2011.
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 3557, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3557/3557-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage