22.6% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6081, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6081, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 6081 than in the rest of Western Australia. While over 22% of residents have a birthplace outside Australia, this is well below the state and national figures. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51.3%, followed by Australian at 39.4% and Scottish at 12.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is well below the state rate of 32.2%, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (73.9%) and England (10.3%).
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 6081, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6081/6081-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage