27.8% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6020, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6020, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slightly lower proportion of people were born overseas in postcode 6020 in 2021 compared to a decade ago. While 27.8% of residents were born outside Australia, the area remains much more diverse in its birthplaces than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.7%, followed by Australian at 33.8% and Irish at 12.6%. Other common ancestries include Scottish at 11.1% and Italian at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of overseas-born residents fell 1.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 27.8%. This is about the same as the national figure, though it is well below the Western Australian average of 32.2%.
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 6020, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6020/6020-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage