10.9% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
3981, VIC · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 3981, VIC
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller proportion of people were born overseas in postcode 3981 compared to the rest of the state. Only 10.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the figures for Victoria and the nation. This area is predominantly Australian-born and has a strong British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry (44.7%), followed closely by English (41.8%) and Irish (10.2%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.9% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the 30.0% seen in Victoria and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (83.6%), with the next most common birthplaces being England and New Zealand.
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 3981, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3981/3981-vic/topic/ancestry-heritage