17.5% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6232, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6232, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 86% of people in postcode 6232 claim English or Australian ancestry. This makes the area much more traditional in its heritage than many other parts of the state, though the number of people born overseas has grown slightly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 45.4% and 40.8% of residents respectively. Other significant groups include Scottish (8.7%), Irish (8.1%), and Italian (5.8%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure that rose 1.5 percentage points since 2011. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national average of 27.7%.
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 6232, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6232/6232-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage