10.4% ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3639, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3639, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 3639 compared to the rest of the state. Only 10.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 41.8% and 39.5%, followed by Scottish (14.6%) and Irish (10.9%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 10.4% of the population was born overseas, which is 20 points lower than the Victorian average. This figure has risen slightly since 2011, when it was 7.1%.
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 3639, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3639/3639-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage