16.4% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6423, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6423, 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 6423, where 55.5% of people claim this background. The area has a very strong Australian identity, with most residents born here and a relatively small proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the dominant ancestry at 55.5%, followed by Australian at 32.9% and German at 11.0%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish and Irish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with 74.0% of the population born in 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 6423, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6423/6423-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage