29.1% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6058, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6058, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A larger share of people were born overseas in postcode 6058 than in the typical Australian suburb. While 29.1% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the Western Australian figure. The area has seen a steady increase in international arrivals since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 40.4%, followed by Australian at 33.4%. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and Italian heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 30% of people were born overseas, a figure that rose 2.4 percentage points since 2011. While this is a little above the national average, it remains much lower than the state figure. Most residents were born in Australia (66.2%), with England, New Zealand, India, and the Philippines 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 6058, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6058/6058-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage