2.9% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3572, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 2.9% of people in postcode 3572 were born overseas, which is among the lowest proportions for any similar area. This makes the region stand out as having a very high percentage of Australian-born residents compared to the rest of the state and country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 41.6% and English at 37.2%, followed by Irish at 17.5% and Scottish at 11.7%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Victorian figure of 30%. This low level has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 3.4%.
2.9% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3572, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3572/3572-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage