39.4% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6059, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6059, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in postcode 6059 were born overseas, a figure far higher than most similar areas. This makes the region much more internationally diverse than both Western Australia and the rest of the country. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, there is a strong Italian and Chinese presence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (25.4%) and Australian (20.9%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Italian (13.3%), Chinese (8.2%) and Irish (7.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 39.4% of the population, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and far above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it was 39.2%. Most people were born in Australia (56.8%), followed by England (4.2%), Vietnam (3.7%), South Africa (2.8%) and India (2.7%).
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 6059, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6059/6059-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage