34.3% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6173, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6173, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A well above national average of 34.3% of people in postcode 6173 were born overseas. This high proportion of international backgrounds helps explain why England is the most common birthplace outside of Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 52.2%, followed by Australian at 34.4% and Scottish at 11.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over a third of residents were born outside Australia, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While this is a little above the Western Australian average, the proportion of overseas-born people fell 3.6 percentage points since 2011. England is the primary source of migrants, with 17.7% born there.
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 6173, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6173/6173-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage