7.8% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3691 crosses VIC/NSW · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3691 crosses VIC/NSW
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 3691 compared to the rest of the state. Only 7.8% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community with very strong ties to traditional Australian and British roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 46.4% and 41.9% of the population respectively. Other frequent responses include Irish at 12.0% and Scottish at 11.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than most areas, sitting at 7.8% and falling far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. While this remains low, the number of overseas-born residents rose slightly by 0.9 points since 2011.
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 3691 crosses VIC/NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3691/3691-crosses-vic-nsw/topic/ancestry-heritage