7.4% ▲ +130.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3588, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3588, 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 3588, making up 46.5% of the population. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the second most common at 38.9%, followed by Scottish, Irish and Italian heritage. These groups make up the primary ancestral backgrounds for people in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 4.2 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 3588, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3588/3588-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage