8.4% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3898, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3898, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The proportion of overseas-born residents in postcode 3898 has remained completely steady at 8.4% since 2011. This makes the area far less diverse than the rest of the state, with the vast majority of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim English (41.1%) or Australian (35.2%) ancestry, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. While 75.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England and New Zealand.
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 3898, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3898/3898-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage