10.9% —
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3964, VIC · Postcode
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has changed the makeup of postcode 3964, with the proportion of people born abroad rising from 5.2% in 2016 to 10.9% in 2021. Most residents still have roots in the British Isles, and the area remains far less diverse than the rest of the state.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 49.4%, followed by Australian at 39.7%. Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry also make up a significant part of the local heritage.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Australia is the birthplace for 85.1% of residents, while England and New Zealand are the next most common origins.
10.9% —
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in 3964, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3964/3964-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage