10.0% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6221, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6221, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10% of people in postcode 6221 were born overseas, a figure far below the Western Australian average. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than the rest of the state or the nation. Most residents identify as having Australian or English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Half of the population claims Australian ancestry, followed by English at 34.7% and Italian at 21.3%. Irish and Scottish ancestries are also common, at 10.3% and 8.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7% and has fallen from 12.1% since 2011. Most people here were born in Australia (84.5%), with small numbers from New Zealand, England, and Italy.
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 6221, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6221/6221-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage