8.9% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3815, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3815, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3815 than in the rest of the state. Only 8.9% of residents were born abroad, which is a huge gap compared to the 30% figure for Victoria. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most other Australian regions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 46.2% and English at 42.1%. Irish, Scottish, and Dutch roots are also represented in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 84.3% of people born in Australia, this area has a much lower overseas-born population than the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, when it sat at 9.7%.
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 3815, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3815/3815-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage