34.4% ▲ +99.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3809, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3809, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher overseas birth rates than most similar areas make postcode 3809 a diverse community. Over a third of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has doubled in the last decade. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, though Indian roots are also very prominent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 28.9% and Australian at 28.0%. Indian ancestry is also significant at 9.2%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 34.4% of people were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose by 17 percentage points since 2011, with India now the most common overseas birthplace at 8.6%.
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 3809, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3809/3809-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage