49.8% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6017, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6017, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 6017, where nearly half of all residents were born overseas. This high level of international migration makes the area far more diverse than the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most frequent at 24.3%, followed by Australian at 18.2%. Other common ancestries include Italian (8.6%), Irish (8.3%), and Indian (5.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost half of the people here were born overseas, a figure that is far above the national average and rose by 7 points since 2011. While 43.6% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups come from India (6.4%) and England (3.9%).
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 6017, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6017/6017-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage