8.1% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6568, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6568, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Australian roots defines the people of postcode 6568. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, and the area is far less diverse in birthplaces than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 48.1% and 43.3% of the population respectively. Scottish ancestry is also notable at 12.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen 2.0 percentage points since 2011, with 82.9% of residents born in Australia.
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 6568, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6568/6568-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage