19.8% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6396, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6396, 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 6396, where nearly half of the people claim English roots. The area is predominantly Australian-born, though the proportion of people born overseas has risen to nearly one in five residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 47.6% and 44.5% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Scottish (6.8%) and Irish (5.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one in five people (19.8%) were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure rose 3.7 percentage points since 2011, though it remains well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 6396, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6396/6396-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage