3.5% ▼ -67.5%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3705, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 3.5% of people in postcode 3705 were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian and national averages. This area is much less diverse in birthplace than most of the state, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, each accounting for 37.8% of the population, followed by Scottish at 7.9% and Irish at 6.7%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is among the lowest for similar areas and has fallen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011. While 72.4% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 1.2%.
3.5% ▼ -67.5%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3705, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3705/3705-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage