9.0% —
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6228, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6228, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The share of people born overseas in postcode 6228 has fallen since 2016, dropping to 9.0%. This makes it a place with far fewer overseas-born residents than the national average. English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots here, making up a combined 83.3% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 50.0%, followed by Australian at 33.3%. Other common roots include Italian, Scottish, and Irish ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.0% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the 27.7% national average. This proportion fell 3.5 percentage points since 2016, with most people born in Australia, England, the Philippines, or South Africa.
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 6228, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6228/6228-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage