8.3% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3735, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background for people in postcode 3735, where 41.1% of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong connection to European heritage, particularly English and Italian backgrounds, though it has a very small proportion of people born outside Australia.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common here at 38.7%, while 19.9% of residents identify as Italian and 12.2% as Irish.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.3% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has fallen since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (85.9%), followed by Italy at 2.2%.
8.3% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3735, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3735/3735-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage