48.6% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6061, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6061, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all people in postcode 6061 were born overseas, a figure far higher than the national average. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse in the region, with a population shaped by strong migration from across Asia and Europe.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 19.3%, followed by Australian at 16.5%. Indian (5.4%), Irish (5.3%), and Chinese (5.0%) ancestries also make up significant shares of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 5.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 48.6%. This is far above the 27.7% national figure and the 32.2% seen across Western Australia, with the largest overseas groups coming from India (5.9%) and Vietnam (4.2%).
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 6061, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6061/6061-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage