14.8% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6488, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6488, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 14.8% of people in postcode 6488 were born overseas, placing it around the middle for similar areas. While most residents have English or Australian roots, the overseas-born population is far below the national and state figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 45.1% and 42.6% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 10.5% each, with German ancestry at 3.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 14.8%. This is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia and the 27.7% national figure, with 78.4% of residents 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 6488, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6488/6488-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage