31.0% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6180, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6180, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 31% of people in postcode 6180 were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This diversity is a lasting feature of the area, as the proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.4%, followed by Australian at 34.7% and Scottish at 9.5%. Other notable groups include Irish and Italian ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 65% of residents were born in Australia, the area is much more diverse than most, with 31% born overseas. This is a little below the Western Australian figure, though England is the most common overseas birthplace at 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 6180, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6180/6180-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage