16.2% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3915, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3915, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for people in postcode 3915, making up 44.6% of the population. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a far lower proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, accounting for 44.6% and 41.1% of residents. Other common heritages include Scottish (10.3%) and Irish (10.2%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.3%.
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 3915, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3915/3915-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage