7.4% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3821, VIC · Postcode
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 3821 than in most other areas. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia, with the remaining population tracing their roots primarily back to the British Isles.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 44.6% and 43.5% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 12.3% and 11.6% of residents.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, and 83.6% of the population were born in Australia.
7.4% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3821, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3821/3821-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage