10.5% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6606, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6606, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in postcode 6606, where 45.1% of people claim this heritage. The area has a very strong British and Irish influence, with most residents born in Australia and few arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 42.1%, followed by Scottish (16.5%) and Irish (8.3%) backgrounds. Italian ancestry is listed by 7.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.5% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Western Australian rate of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, with 85% of residents born in Australia and 6% in New Zealand.
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 6606, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6606/6606-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage