22.6% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6255, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6255, 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 6255 fell slightly to 22.6% since 2011. This area is predominantly of English and Australian ancestry, with a population that is mostly born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 51.4%, followed by Australian at 37.7%, Scottish at 11.5%, and Irish at 11.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.6% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the figures for Western Australia and the nation. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 11.0%.
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 6255, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6255/6255-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage