11.6% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3966, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3966, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 3966, where 44.7% of people claim this background. This area has a very high proportion of residents born in Australia and a much lower share of overseas-born people than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also common at 39.2%, followed by Irish at 14% and Scottish at 11%. Dutch heritage is reported by 5.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. This figure has risen slightly since 2011, though the vast majority of residents (79%) were 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 3966, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3966/3966-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage