11.4% ▼ -50.3%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6484, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6484, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shrinking overseas-born population defines the recent trend in postcode 6484, where the share of people born abroad has fallen by 12 percentage points since 2011. Most residents now trace their roots to Australia and England, with 80% of the population born here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 57.1% and 48.6% of the population respectively, while German ancestry is also present at 8.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.4% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 23% of the area was born abroad.
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 6484, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6484/6484-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage