21.2% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6398, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6398, 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 for 54.3% of people in postcode 6398. The area has a strong British and Australian heritage, though the share of residents born overseas has risen to 21.2% over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (54.3%) or Australian (34.4%) ancestry. Irish and Scottish heritage are also common, each accounting for around 9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than one in five people here were born overseas, a figure that rose 3.9 percentage points since 2011. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is still 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 6398, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6398/6398-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage