21.4% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6501, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6501, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English is the most common ancestry for 47.1% of people in postcode 6501. While most residents trace their roots to the British Isles, about one in five people here were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 47.1% and 44.4% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common at 10.2% and 9.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.4% of the population were born overseas, a figure that rose 1.0 percentage points since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas, but remains well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 6501, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6501/6501-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage