16.4% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3778, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3778, VIC
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 3778 compared to the rest of Victoria. Only 16.4% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that is far below the state and national averages. This reflects a community with deep roots in traditional Australian and British heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian and English, each claimed by nearly 40% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and German ancestries are also prominent, together making up over a third of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 16.4%. This is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national average of 27.7%, with 81.6% of people 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 3778, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3778/3778-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage