8.5% ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3859, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3859, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.5% of people in postcode 3859 were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of the country. Most residents identify with British or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.4% and 39.7% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, each accounting for around 13%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victorian average of 30%, though this figure rose 2.8 percentage points since 2011. About 80.1% of the population was born in Australia.
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 3859, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3859/3859-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage