8.7% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3902, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3902, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people born overseas have lived in postcode 3902 since 2011, with the proportion falling to 8.7%. This makes the area far less diverse than the state or national averages. Most residents here trace their roots back to the British Isles or Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.2% and 40.4% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 11.3% and 9.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30%. This has fallen from 10.3% in 2011, with 80.9% of people now 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 3902, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3902/3902-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage