31.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6168, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6168, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 32% of people in postcode 6168 were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a diverse population where overseas-born residents are much more common than in most other similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.1%, followed by Australian at 30.7% and Scottish at 10.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 59.8% of the population was born in Australia, 31.7% were born overseas, though this is 1.6 percentage points lower than in 2011. England is the most common birthplace outside Australia at 13%.
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 6168, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6168/6168-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage