27.0% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6122, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6122, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of residents in postcode 6122 were born overseas than in most similar areas, though this figure sits about the same as the national average. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area's international makeup has grown over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43%, followed by Australian at 37.2%. Other significant ancestral groups include Scottish, Irish, and Dutch residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27% of people here were born overseas, a figure that rose 3.0 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%, while 69.3% of the population was 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 6122, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6122/6122-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage