21.9% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6556, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6556, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in postcode 6556 than in most similar areas, though the overall figure is still quite low. About 22% of residents were born abroad, with English and Australian ancestry being the most common backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 48.1%, followed by Australian at 43.4% and Scottish at 11%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 21.9% of people were born overseas, this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and well below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, and the most common birthplaces are Australia (71.5%) and England (10.8%).
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 6556, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6556/6556-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage