43.2% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6109, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6109, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than four in ten people were born overseas in postcode 6109, placing it among the highest areas for overseas birthplaces. This high level of diversity is reflected in the local ancestry, with significant Filipino and Indian roots alongside traditional English and Australian backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 27.0% and 22.6% of residents. Filipino (7.4%) and Indian (5.9%) are also prominent ancestral groups here.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen by 8.6 points since 2011 to reach 43.2%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 49.9% of people were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are the Philippines (6.6%) and India (5.9%).
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 6109, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6109/6109-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage