12.2% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6336, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6336, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.2% of people in postcode 6336 were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. Most residents share a strong British and Irish heritage, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most frequent, making up 42.6% and 41.1% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German ancestries also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen slightly since 2011 to 12.2%, which is far below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country. Nearly 80% of people here were born in Australia, followed by New Zealand and England.
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 6336, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6336/6336-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage