42.4% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6030, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6030, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher proportion of people were born overseas in postcode 6030 compared to the rest of the state. Around 42.4% of the population grew up outside Australia, which is 15 percentage points above the national figure. This makes it one of the most internationally diverse areas at this level.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 45.7%, followed by Australian at 26.6%. Other common ancestral backgrounds include Irish and Scottish, both at 9.8%, and Italian at 3.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.6 points since 2011 to reach 42.4%, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. While 52.6% were born in Australia, 16.7% were born in England, and 4.4% in 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 6030, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6030/6030-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage