11.2% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6359, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6359, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 6359 than in the rest of the state. While Western Australia has a high proportion of overseas-born residents, only 11.2% of people here were born abroad. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.8% and 40.5% of the population. Other common ancestries include Irish at 10.7% and Scottish at 8.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has also fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011, with 69.9% of people 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 6359, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6359/6359-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage