12.9% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3697, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3697, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3697 compared to the rest of the state and country. Just 12.9% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure. This area is predominantly made up of people with English, Australian, and Scottish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 45.6%, followed by Australian at 36.3% and Scottish at 16.2%. Irish and German backgrounds are also present at 15.0% and 6.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victorian (30%) and Australian (27.7%) figures. This rate has barely changed over the last decade, moving only slightly from 12.6% in 2011 to 12.9% in 2021.
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 3697, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3697/3697-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage