6.8% —
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6476, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6476, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small share of people born overseas live in postcode 6476, making it one of the least diverse areas in the region. Only 6.8% of the population was born in another country, with the vast majority of residents tracing their roots back to English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 56.8%, followed by Australian ancestry at 45.5%. Irish and German roots are also present for about 13.6% and 9.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen 6.4 percentage points since 2016, while 79.5% of people were 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 6476, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6476/6476-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage