19.0% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6426, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6426, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in postcode 6426, where 36.8% of people claim this heritage. This area is largely Australian-born, though the proportion of people born overseas has climbed to 19.0%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 36.8% and 30.8% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and Italian heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one in five people here were born overseas, a figure that rose 4.8 percentage points since 2011. While this is higher than most similar areas, 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 6426, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6426/6426-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage