7.3% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6608, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6608, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in postcode 6608 at the last census, with the share falling to 7.3%. This is a very small proportion compared to the rest of the state, where the vast majority of residents claim Australian or English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 43.3% and 38.7% of the population respectively, followed by Scottish at 12.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% 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 by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
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 6608, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6608/6608-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage