8.4% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3730, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3730, VIC
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 3730 compared to the rest of the country. Only 8.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the national figure. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.6%, followed closely by Australian at 41.5%. Other frequent ancestries include Irish at 14.3% and Scottish at 11.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 8.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and 27.7% nationally. This figure has risen slightly by 1.0 percentage points since 2011, with 84.6% of the population 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 3730, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3730/3730-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage