4.3% ▼ -51.2%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6612, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6612, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in postcode 6612 compared to the rest of the state. Only 4.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This makes the area one of the least diverse in the region in terms of birthplace.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 39.5% and 35.2% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Scottish (11.1%), Irish (7.4%), and German (7.4%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen 4.5 percentage points since 2011, dropping from 8.9% to 4.3%. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, with 75.9% of people 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 6612, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6612/6612-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage