23.0% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6074, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6074, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 6074 compared to the rest of Western Australia. While 23% of the population was born abroad, this is well below the state and national figures. Most residents here claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.8%, followed by Australian at 43.4%. Other notable roots include Scottish (13.2%), Irish (10.1%), and Italian (4.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This proportion has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011, with 73.4% of the population now born in Australia.
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 6074, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6074/6074-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage