11.3% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3980, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3980, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people born overseas now live in postcode 3980, with the share falling to 11.3% since 2011. It is an area where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia or have ancestors from the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 44.4% and 42.6% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, at 9.5% and 9.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. This figure has fallen since 2011, and 82.5% of the community was 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 3980, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3980/3980-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage