10.4% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3610, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3610 in 2021 compared to a decade ago. This area is now very predominantly Australian-born, with just 10.4% of residents arriving from another country. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles and Australia.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each making up over 36% of the population. Irish and Scottish heritage follow at 12.1% and 10.8% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with 81.7% of people now born in Australia.
10.4% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3610, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3610/3610-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage