8.1% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3709, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3709, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few residents in postcode 3709 were born outside Australia, creating a community with very strong ties to its colonial roots. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, with nearly 77% of people claiming one of these two backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 43%, followed by Australian (34.2%), Scottish (14.7%), and Irish (14.3%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the 30% seen across Victoria. This low proportion has barely changed since 2011, and the vast majority of the population was born in Australia.
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 3709, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3709/3709-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage