25.5% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6174, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6174, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in postcode 6174, with 25.5% of people born abroad as of 2021. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains a little below the national figure. English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the population identifies as English, with 38.4% claiming Australian ancestry. Other common roots include Scottish (10.3%), Irish (8.7%), and Italian (3.4%) heritages.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 2.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 25.5%. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%, with most residents born in Australia (69.6%) or England (10.7%).
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 6174, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6174/6174-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage