13.0% —
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6356, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6356, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage for people in postcode 6356, making up over half the population. This area has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the national average, though the number of people born abroad has risen since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
More than half of residents claim Australian ancestry, followed by English at 36.5%, Irish at 8.7%, and Scottish at 7.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%). This is an increase from 9.6% in 2016, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (74.8%), England (5.2%) and New Zealand (5.2%).
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 6356, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6356/6356-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage