39.1% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6065, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6065, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly four in ten people in postcode 6065 were born overseas, making it a diverse community where international backgrounds are common in daily life. This level of overseas birth is far above the national figure. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, though there are significant Italian and Irish roots here too.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.8%, followed by Australian at 26.6%. Other notable groups include Irish (8.1%), Scottish (7.7%) and Italian (6.2%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 39.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is well above the Western Australian average and far above the national rate. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (57.9%), England (9.9%), India (3.4%), South Africa (3.1%) and New Zealand (2.8%).
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 6065, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6065/6065-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage