14.0% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6042, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6042, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A moderate level of overseas birth puts postcode 6042 around the middle of similar areas. Most residents here claim English or Australian ancestry, while the proportion of people born outside Australia is far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.7%, followed by Australian at 31.8%, Scottish at 12.1%, and Irish at 10.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 27.7% national figure and fell 3.5 points since 2011. Most of the population was born in Australia (61.7%), with New Zealand (3.7%) and England (2.8%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 6042, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6042/6042-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage