14.7% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3941, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3941, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 3941 compared to the rest of the state, with only 14.7% of residents born abroad. This makes the area much more Australian-born than the national average, resulting in a community with deep roots in traditional Anglo-Celtic heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 41% and 36.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 13.4% and 11.4%, while 6.4% of people identify as Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below both the Victorian (30%) and national (27.7%) averages. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, and the most common birthplaces are Australia (76.6%) and England (3.9%).
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 3941, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3941/3941-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage