21.0% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6121, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6121, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shrinking overseas-born population is the main trend in postcode 6121, where the proportion of people born abroad fell to 21% since 2011. This area is now much more likely to be born in Australia than the state or national average, though English and Australian ancestries remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45.6% and 40.6% of the population. Other common ancestral backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but well below the national average of 27.7%. This is a decrease from 2011, when the figure was 23.1%.
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 6121, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6121/6121-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage