17.5% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3940, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3940, 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 in postcode 3940, where 43.3% of people claim this background. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a modest overseas-born population that has remained steady over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English roots, 36.9% of residents identify as Australian, while Scottish and Irish heritage are also common at 11.0% and 10.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.5% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 73.7% 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 3940, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3940/3940-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage