17.9% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6322, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6322, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse family roots shape the daily life of postcode 6322, where over half the population claims English ancestry. While most residents were born in Australia, the area is seeing a steady increase in people moving here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 53.8%, followed by Australian at 43.3% and Scottish at 8.8%. Other notable family roots include Irish at 4.2% and Italian at 3.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 17.9% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This proportion has risen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 10.4%.
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 6322, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6322/6322-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage