16.7% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6312, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6312, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents have moved to postcode 6312, with the share of people born abroad rising to 16.7%. While the area remains predominantly Australian and British in its roots, this increase shows a shift in the local makeup since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.0% and 37.4% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and German roots follow at 8.8%, 8.0%, and 3.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Western Australia and the nation. This is a rise of 3.4 percentage points since 2011, with most residents born in Australia (72.3%) or England (3.6%).
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 6312, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6312/6312-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage