8.9% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3666, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3666, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of 21 percentage points separates the overseas-born population in postcode 3666 from the Victorian average. This area is far less diverse than the state or nation, with 80.6% of residents born in Australia. Most people here identify with ancestral roots from the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, accounting for 42% and 39.5% of people respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.9% and 12.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, when the figure was 8.3%, and the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 3666, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3666/3666-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage