18.6% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6262, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6262, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in postcode 6262 than in most similar areas, though the overall total remains low. About 18.6% of the population grew up outside Australia, with English and Australian being the most common ancestral backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 47.6%, followed by Australian at 33.2% and Scottish at 12.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the overseas-born population is higher than in most similar areas, at 18.6% it is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 18.2%.
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 6262, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6262/6262-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage