12.7% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6532, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6532, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in postcode 6532 in 2021 than in 2011, with that figure falling 4.3 percentage points. This area is now much more likely to be born in Australia than the state or national average, with the vast majority of residents claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 42% of the population. Scottish, Irish and German roots follow as the next most frequent backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most people here were born in Australia (78.3%), while those from other countries most often came from England, New Zealand 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 6532, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6532/6532-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage