5.3% —
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6446, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6446, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 5.3% of people in postcode 6446 were born overseas, which is much lower than most other areas. This makes it a place where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia, though overseas-born residents have increased slightly since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area claim Australian (64.6%) or English (33.6%) ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Italian and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 32.2%. Nearly all residents were born in Australia (94.7%), although this figure has fallen as the overseas-born population rose from 3.0% in 2016 to 5.3% in 2021.
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 6446, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6446/6446-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage