8.8% —
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6361, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6361, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in postcode 6361, where 34.3% of people claim these roots. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a very small proportion of residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 34.3% and 33.3% of the population respectively. Irish heritage is also common at 17.6%, followed by Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% 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 fallen from 11.0% since the 2016 census, with 68.6% 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 6361, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6361/6361-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage