7.6% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3862, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3862, 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 3862 compared to the rest of the state. Only 7.6% of residents were born abroad, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry (45.9%), followed closely by English (43.6%), Irish (11.9%), and Scottish (11.2%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 86% of people born in Australia, the overseas-born population is much lower than in most other areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 8.4%.
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 3862, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3862/3862-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage