13.3% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3942, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3942, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady level of overseas birth has defined postcode 3942, where 13.3% of people were born abroad. This figure has barely changed since 2011, reflecting a community with a very stable mix of origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 44.7% and 34.2% of the population. Other common roots include Irish at 15.4% and Scottish at 14.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 13.3%, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most of the population was born in Australia (77.8%), followed by England at 4.3%.
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 3942, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3942/3942-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage