49.6% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6000, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6000, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of all residents in postcode 6000 were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This high level of international birthplaces makes the area far more diverse than the rest of Western Australia and the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 24.5% and Australian at 15.5%, followed by Chinese at 13.2%, Irish at 8.6% and Scottish at 7.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 49.6% of people were born overseas, which is far above the national figure of 27.7% and the state figure of 32.2%. The most common birthplaces are Australia (38.7%), China (5.7%), England (5.2%), India (4.0%) and New Zealand (2.4%).
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 6000, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6000/6000-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage