6.8% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3728, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3728, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in postcode 3728, where 47.2% of people claim this heritage. The area has a very strong British and Irish influence, with English and Irish roots also making up a large part of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the residents identify as Australian, followed closely by English at 44.3%, while Irish and Scottish ancestries are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, and the vast majority of residents (86.8%) were 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 3728, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3728/3728-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage