12.6% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3937, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3937, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle of similar areas for its diversity, postcode 3937 is a place where most residents share a similar heritage. Nearly half the population identifies as English, and the vast majority of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 48.8%, followed by Australian at 34.0%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, at 13.6% and 12.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 79.7% of the population 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 3937, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3937/3937-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage