12.0% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3797, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3797, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A declining share of overseas-born residents marks the recent trend for postcode 3797, where only 12% of people were born in another country. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, reflecting a population with very strong ties to Australian and British roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 43.6% and 42.9% of the population respectively, followed by Irish at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas fell 1.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.9%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.3%.
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 3797, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3797/3797-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage