5.6% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3570, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3570, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very strong sense of local roots defines postcode 3570, where the vast majority of people were born in Australia. With only 5.6% of residents born overseas, this area is far less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 39.5% and 38.0% of the population respectively. Other significant groups include Irish at 11.2%, Scottish at 7.8%, and German at 4.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.6% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it was 6.4%.
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 3570, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3570/3570-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage