15.2% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3889, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3889, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in postcode 3889, where 45% of residents claim this heritage. The area is very strongly Australian-born and reflects a traditional European ancestry mix.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (45%), Australian (32.2%), and Scottish (20.5%) are the dominant ancestral groups here, followed by Irish at 14% and German at 6.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This proportion has risen slightly by 3 points since 2011, with England (7%) and New Zealand (3.5%) being the most common birthplaces outside 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 3889, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3889/3889-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage