17.1% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6309, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6309, 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 6309 than in most similar areas, though the overall figure remains quite low. While 17.1% of residents were born abroad, the area is overwhelmingly rooted in English and Australian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 48.3% and 39.7% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Scottish, Irish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 2.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.1%. Despite this increase, this figure is far below the national rate of 27.7% and the Western Australian figure of 32.2%.
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 6309, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6309/6309-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage