12.7% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6311, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6311, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 6311 than in the rest of the state or country. While about 12.7% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half the population claims English ancestry (52.1%), followed by Australian (39.7%), Scottish (12.2%), and Irish (10.9%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, with 78.7% of the population 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 6311, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6311/6311-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage