12.7% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3956, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3956, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots run deep in postcode 3956, where most people identify with English and Australian ancestry. It is a stable community where the proportion of people born overseas has barely changed in the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each claimed by about 41% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots also feature strongly, making up 13.1% and 12.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. This has remained steady since 2011, with nearly 80% 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 3956, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3956/3956-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage