11.9% —
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6243, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6243, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 11.9% of people in postcode 6243 were born overseas, which is far below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country. This makes the area much more Australian-born than most other regions, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian ancestry at 61.9%, followed by English at 26.2% and Irish at 11.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the share of people born outside Australia is far below the national figure of 27.7%, this group grew by 4.8 percentage points over the last five years. Currently, 75% of residents were born in Australia.
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 6243, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6243/6243-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage