17.0% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6240, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6240, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The proportion of people born overseas in postcode 6240 has remained steady at around 17% since 2011. While this is higher than in many similar areas, the overall birthplace and ancestry profiles are far more traditional than the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 45.5%, followed by Australian at 35.2% and Irish at 14.5%. Scottish and German ancestries make up 10.9% and 2.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Western Australian (32.2%) and national (27.7%) rates. Most people were born in Australia (72.1%), with England being the most frequent overseas birthplace at 4.8%.
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 6240, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6240/6240-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage