17.5% ▲ +70.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3631, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3631, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of residents from overseas now live in postcode 3631, with the overseas-born population rising to 17.5%. While most people here trace their roots back to Australia and England, there is a noticeable shift toward more diverse backgrounds compared to a decade ago.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 34.1% and 33.2%. Other common backgrounds include Italian (10.1%), Irish (9.7%), and Scottish (9.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen 7.2 percentage points since 2011 to 17.5%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is still far below the Victorian (30.0%) and national (27.7%) rates, with 78% of people born in Australia and 4.8% born in India.
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 3631, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3631/3631-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage