6.6% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6472, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6472, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in postcode 6472 compared to the rest of the country. Only 6.6% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents here share a strong British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 48.3% and English at 43.0%. Other notable groups include Irish (13.9%), Scottish (7.9%), and German (4.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.6% of people were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is far below the Western Australian average of 32.2%, with 82.1% 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 6472, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6472/6472-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage