5.3% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3561, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3561, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in postcode 3561 compared to the rest of the state. Just 5.3% of the population grew up outside Australia, which is a huge gap compared to the Victorian average of 30%. Most residents here identify as Australian or English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population identifies as Australian (45.0%), with English ancestry following closely at 43.7%. Other common roots include Irish (13.0%), Scottish (10.7%) and German (3.6%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.3% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. The vast majority of the community was born in Australia (86.5%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 1.5%.
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 3561, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3561/3561-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage