34.1% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6026, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6026, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in postcode 6026 in 2021 than in 2011, with 34.1% of the population now born outside Australia. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents still trace their roots to the British Isles, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.1%, followed by Australian at 32.1%. Other significant groups include Irish (11.9%), Scottish (11.6%), and Italian (5.2%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much higher than most areas and rose 1.1 percentage points since 2011. While 63.7% were born in Australia, 13.2% arrived from England and 2.9% from South Africa.
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 6026, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6026/6026-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage