13.0% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6507, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6507, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in postcode 6507, with nearly 39% of people claiming each. This area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with a far lower share of overseas-born residents than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (38.9%) and English (38.7%), followed by Scottish (10.9%), Irish (10.0%) and German (4.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.0% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen 4.4 percentage points since 2011. While 69.6% were born in Australia, other common birthplaces include New Zealand, South Africa, and England.
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 6507, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6507/6507-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage