7.7% ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3590, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3590, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots shape the identity of postcode 3590, where over half the residents claim these ancestries. This is a predominantly Australian-born area with a very small proportion of people born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 41.5% and English at 33.5%, followed by Irish at 16.0% and Scottish at 7.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly by 2.4 points since 2011, with 78.6% 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 3590, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3590/3590-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage