8.4% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6394, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6394, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady proportion of overseas-born residents has defined postcode 6394 since 2011, with the figure barely changing from 8.6% to 8.4%. This area is far less diverse than the rest of the state, as over 80% of its people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.0% and 41.9% of the population respectively. Other notable ancestries include Scottish at 13.0% and Italian at 8.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (80.7%), followed by New Zealand at 2.3% and England at 1.3%.
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 6394, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6394/6394-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage