48.5% ▲ +224.9%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3978, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3978, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in postcode 3978 were born overseas, marking a massive shift in the area's makeup. This international diversity is clear in the local roots, where Indian and English heritage are now as common as Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Residents most often identify as Australian (17.7%), English (17.4%) or Indian (17.4%), while others have Filipino (4.0%) or Scottish (3.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas has jumped 34 points since 2011 to reach 48.5%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. India is the most common overseas birthplace at 17.4%, followed by the Philippines at 3.0%.
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 3978, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3978/3978-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage