16.3% ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6518, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6518, 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 now live in postcode 6518, where the share of people born abroad rose by 6.1 percentage points since 2011. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, it is now home to people from 16.3% of different origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 38.8% and 32.5% of the population. Other notable roots include Irish at 11.0%, Scottish at 7.7%, and German at 4.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 16.3% of people born overseas, this area is far below the state figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (63.2%), followed by England (3.8%) and New Zealand (3.3%).
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 6518, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6518/6518-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage