14.5% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6530, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6530, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common backgrounds in postcode 6530, with each representing 38.2% of the population. This area is far less diverse than the rest of the state, with most residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries each make up 38.2% of the area. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 9.2%, Scottish at 8.4%, and Italian at 3.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most of the population was born in Australia (76.1%), meaning the 14.5% born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011.
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 6530, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6530/6530-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage