3.3% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3571, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3571, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3571 than in almost any other similar area. This region is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with only 3.3% of residents arriving from another country. This makes it far less diverse in birthplace than both the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian (50.8%) or English (39.7%) ancestry. Scottish (12.5%) and Irish (11.8%) roots are also common among residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011, with nearly 90% of the population born in Australia.
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 3571, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3571/3571-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage