14.7% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6620, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6620, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A modest 14.7% of people in postcode 6620 were born overseas, placing the area around the middle for its level. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent, though it remains far below the state and national figures for overseas births.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 32.6%, followed by Australian at 27.4%. Other notable ancestries include Irish at 8.7% and Scottish at 6.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011, with New Zealand (3.5%) and England (1.9%) being the most common birthplaces outside 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 6620, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6620/6620-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage