16.6% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6536, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6536, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly one in six people in postcode 6536 were born overseas, which is around the middle for similar areas. This region is dominated by British and Irish roots, with English and Australian ancestries making up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.9%, followed by Australian at 34.9%. Other significant groups include Scottish (11%), Irish (7.4%), and German (5%) ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Western Australian (32.2%) and national (27.7%) levels. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 69.2% of people born in Australia and 6.7% born in England.
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 6536, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6536/6536-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage