14.5% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6516, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6516, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has seen the proportion of people born abroad in postcode 6516 rise to 14.5% since 2011. While this is an increase, the area remains much less diverse in its origins than the rest of Western Australia and the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 44.0% and English at 43.5%, followed by Scottish (10.7%), Irish (8.8%), and German (2.9%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of the state or country, at 14.5%. Most residents were born in Australia (75.2%), while the next most common birthplaces are England (5.2%) and New Zealand (2.3%).
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 6516, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6516/6516-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage