20.9% ▼ -70.3%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6558, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6558, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of residents were born overseas in postcode 6558 than in most similar areas, though this is still well below the national figure. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the proportion of people born outside Australia has fallen sharply since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 15.5%, followed by Australian at 10.3% and Irish at 3.4%. Scottish and German roots also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This is a major shift from 2011, when the overseas-born population was 70.3%.
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 6558, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6558/6558-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage