8.0% ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3564, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in postcode 3564, accounting for 43% of the population. This is a region where the vast majority of people were born in Australia, and the remaining population primarily shares British and Irish roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is almost as common as Australian at 42.7%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots at 12% and 11.2% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a much lower proportion than most areas, although the number has risen 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
8.0% ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3564, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3564/3564-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage