6.1% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3622, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3622, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 6.1% of people in postcode 3622 were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less diverse than most of Australia. The community is predominantly of Australian and British descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 43.8%, followed by English at 37.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 13.6% and 13.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born-overseas residents make up 6.1% of the population, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. This proportion has fallen slightly from 7.0% in 2011, with 84.4% of people now 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 3622, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3622/3622-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage