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6477, WA · Postcode

Ancestry & Birthplace in 6477, WA

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Very little has changed in the birthplace of residents in postcode 6477 since 2011. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with only 9.9% of people born overseas. This makes the region far less diverse than the rest of the state and the nation.

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📍 6477, WA, Postcode

Where 6477, WA sits — People born overseas

9.9% ▲ +8.0%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6477, WA — lower than 68% of areas.

6477, WA9.9%
Mount Marshall 8.9%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English (47.9%) and Australian (43.4%) are the most common ancestries. Other notable groups include Scottish (9.1%) and Irish (7.9%) backgrounds.

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6477, WA splits fairly evenly between English (44%) and Australian (39%), with Scottish at 8%.

English 47.9% Australian 43.4% Scottish 9.1% Irish 7.9% German 1.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 9.9% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Western Australian (32.2%) and national (27.7%) figures. This has barely changed from 2011, when the figure was 9.2%.

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9.9% ▲ +8.0%

Lower than 68% of postcode areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In 6477, WA, Australia is the majority at 90%; England is next at 5%.

Australia 78.5% England 4.5% New Zealand 3.7%

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 6477, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6477/6477-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage