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6572, WA · Postcode

Ancestry & Birthplace in 6572, WA

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Australian ancestry is the most common identity in postcode 6572, where 42.6% of people claim this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with a very small percentage of residents coming from overseas.

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📍 6572, WA, Postcode

Where 6572, WA sits — People born overseas

8.2% —

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6572, WA — lower than 77% of areas.

6572, WA8.2%
Victoria Plains 15.6%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Besides those of Australian descent, the strongest ancestral ties are to England (37.7%), followed by Ireland, Scotland and Italy, each at 11.5%.

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6572, WA splits fairly evenly between Australian (37%) and English (33%), with Irish at 10%.

Australian 42.6% English 37.7% Irish 11.5% Scottish 11.5% Italian 11.5%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 8.2% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. This represents a sharp drop from 2016, when the overseas-born population was 22.8%.

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8.2% —

Lower than 77% of postcode areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In 6572, WA, Australia is the majority at 94%; England is next at 6%.

Australia 77.0% England 4.9%

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 6572, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6572/6572-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage