15.2% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6440, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6440, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Similar areas have a similar mix of backgrounds, but postcode 6440 is far more likely to be born in Australia than the state or national average. Only 15.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure that has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 20.1%, followed by Australian at 13.9%. Other notable groups include Scottish at 4.7%, Irish at 4.5%, and German at 2.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. Nearly half the population was born in Australia, with New Zealand being the next most common birthplace at 6.5%.
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 6440, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6440/6440-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage