22.3% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3930, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3930, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish heritage shape the community identity of postcode 3930. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, while the share of people born overseas is now lower than it was a decade ago.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 47.3%, followed by Australian at 35.3%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 13.0% and 12.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.3% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian and national figures. This proportion has fallen 1.6 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 9.3%.
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 3930, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3930/3930-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage