26.2% ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6044, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6044, 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 6044, where 42.2% of people claim these roots. The area has a strong British influence and a growing overseas population, with over a quarter of residents now born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside the high number of people with English roots, 32.2% of residents identify as Australian, followed by Scottish (10.2%) and Irish (9.2%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Roughly 26.2% of people here were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 8.3 percentage points since 2011. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 6044, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6044/6044-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage