13.0% —
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6420, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6420, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas born residents have become more common in postcode 6420, rising to 13% in the latest census. This area remains predominantly Australian-born, with a strong presence of English and Australian ancestries. Most people here share similar roots, though the international population is slowly growing.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 63.6%, followed by Australian at 44.2% and Scottish at 19.5%. Irish and German roots are also present in about 10% and 6% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. While this is much lower than the national rate, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 2.7 percentage points since 2016.
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 6420, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6420/6420-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage