5.0% —
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3576, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3576, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A massive 25 percentage point gap separates postcode 3576 from the Victorian average in terms of overseas births. This is a very traditional area where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 46.7% and 41.7% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, at 20.0% and 15.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and among the lowest for similar areas. This proportion rose slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2016, though 95.0% of the population is still Australian-born.
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 3576, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3576/3576-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage