9.7% ▲ +84.8%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3573, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3573, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 3573, where 44.7% of people claim this background. The area has a very strong tie to British roots, with English, Scottish, and Irish ancestries making up over half the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the second most common at 33.8%, followed by Scottish (12.9%) and Irish (12.4%) backgrounds. German ancestry is also present for 4.4% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national average of 27.7%. This is a lower proportion than most areas, though the number has risen 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
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 3573, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3573/3573-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage