9.0% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6515, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6515, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 6515 compared to the rest of the state. Only 9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most people here claim Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly 40% of residents identify as Australian and 39.3% as English. Other common ancestries include Scottish at 9.9%, Irish at 7.7% and German at 5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than in most areas, though it rose 1.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 9%. While 73.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand, England and South Africa.
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 6515, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6515/6515-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage