12.0% —
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6411, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6411, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around the middle of similar areas for overseas births, postcode 6411 is a place where a strong majority of people were born in Australia. While most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, the proportion of people born overseas has dropped significantly in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, making up 41.4% and 33.1% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (12.8%), Irish (9.0%) and German (3.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.0% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7% and the state's 32.2%. This proportion has fallen by 9.9 percentage points since 2016, with New Zealand and England being the most common birthplaces outside 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 6411, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6411/6411-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage