53.2% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3803, 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 root for people in postcode 3803, where 14.2% of residents claim this heritage. The area is marked by a very high proportion of people born outside Australia, which is far above the national figure.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English and Australian roots, the most common ancestries are Indian at 5.3% and Chinese at 4.2%. Scottish heritage is also noted at 3.1%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than half the population (53.2%) was born overseas, a figure that is far above the 30% seen in Victoria. This proportion rose 3.1 percentage points since 2011, with India (4.9%) being the most common birthplace outside Australia.
53.2% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3803, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3803/3803-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage