5.3% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6386, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6386, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 5.3% of people in postcode 6386 were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most other parts of the country. British and Irish roots are the most common ancestral ties here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 26.3%, followed by Australian at 19.3% and Irish at 8.8%. Other common ancestral backgrounds include Scottish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 32.2%. This low level of overseas birth has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 5.5%.
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 6386, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6386/6386-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage