4.8% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3856, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3856, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background for people in postcode 3856, where nearly half the population claims this heritage. The area has a very small proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people here identify as Australian, followed by English at 38.8%, Irish at 12.1%, and Scottish at 10.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (85.5%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 3856, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3856/3856-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage