15.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3782, VIC · Postcode
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 3782, where 46.4% of people identify with those roots. The area is predominantly Australian-born and has a very low proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage leads the breakdown at 46.4%, followed by Australian at 38.6%. Scottish and Irish ancestry are also common, making up 12.3% and 11.8% of the population respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and fell slightly since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (80.7%), with England being the most common other birthplace at 6.5%.
15.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3782, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3782/3782-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage