4.5% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3637, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3637, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines life in postcode 3637, where over 85% of the population was born in Australia. The area is far less diverse than the rest of the state, with a huge majority of residents claiming English, Irish or Scottish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents identify with ancestral roots in the British Isles, with Australian (51.1%) and English (33.8%) being the most common, followed by Irish and Scottish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.5% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30% and has barely changed since 2011. This puts the area among the lowest for overseas-born residents at this level.
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 3637, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3637/3637-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage