10.4% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3953, VIC · Postcode
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 3953, where 44.3% of people claim these roots. The area has a very high proportion of people born in Australia compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Besides English and Australian roots, the most common ancestries are Irish at 12.6% and Scottish at 12.1%. Dutch heritage is also listed for 4.4% of residents.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose slightly from 9.5% in 2011, with the most common overseas birthplaces being England and New Zealand.
10.4% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3953, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3953/3953-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage