11.1% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3744, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3744 than in most other similar areas. Only 11.1% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is predominantly Anglo-Celtic, with 43.3% of people claiming Australian ancestry and 40.6% English. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, at 13% and 11.7% respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen 5.8 percentage points since 2011. Now, 80.7% of people were born in Australia, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 4%.
11.1% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3744, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3744/3744-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage