8.1% —
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3665, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3665, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.1% of people in postcode 3665 were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2016. This makes the area far more Australian-born than the rest of Victoria and the nation. Most residents identify with heritage from the British Isles, with Australian and English ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent at 43.3% and 41.1%, followed by Irish at 13.6% and Scottish at 11.6%. German ancestry is also present for 4.0% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 81.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, South Africa, and New Zealand.
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 3665, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3665/3665-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage