17.2% ▲ +56.4%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3594, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3594, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3594 compared to the state or national average. While 17.2% of the population was born abroad, this is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most residents trace their roots back to British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 38.8% and English at 36.0%, followed by Irish (10.3%) and Scottish (8.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.2% of people were born overseas, a figure that rose 6.2 points since 2011. This is far below the 30.0% seen in Victoria, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (72.0%), India (1.9%), and Vietnam (1.1%).
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 3594, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3594/3594-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage