23.4% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3779, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3779, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 3779, where 39.7% of residents claim this background. Most people here have roots in the UK or Australia, though the area has seen a steady increase in people born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 39.7% and 36.5% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and German backgrounds are also common, accounting for 12.8%, 7.6% and 5.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen 7.7 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common birth country outside Australia at 7.6%.
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 3779, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3779/3779-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage