8.4% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3860, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3860, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.4% of people in postcode 3860 were born overseas, making it a community with a very high proportion of Australian-born residents. Most people here identify with British or Australian roots, contributing to a local identity that is much more homogenous than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 44.0% and 43.3% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also frequently reported, at 12.4% and 11.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of Victoria, where the state figure is 30.0% compared to just 8.4% in this area. This figure rose slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2011, with Australia (84.2%) and England (2.5%) being the primary 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 3860, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3860/3860-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage