8.5% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6623, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6623, 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 6623 than in the rest of the state or country. Only 8.5% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains well below the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (38.4%) or Australian (31.8%) ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (11.1%), Irish (9.9%), and German (3.1%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With only 8.5% of people born overseas, this area is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Almost 70% of the population was born in Australia, while the next most common birthplaces are England and New Zealand at 2.1% each.
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 6623, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6623/6623-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage