27.9% ▲ +84.5%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6640, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6640, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A surge in overseas arrivals has transformed postcode 6640, with the proportion of people born abroad climbing 13 percentage points since 2011. Nearly 28% of residents were born overseas, making the area much more diverse than most similar places. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, the community's origins are now far more varied than a decade ago.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.4%, followed by Australian at 27.4% and Scottish at 9.3%. Irish and Italian roots are also present, making up 5.6% and 4.7% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 27.9% of the population, a figure about the same as the national average but well below Western Australia's 32.2%. Australia is the most common birthplace at 56.3%, while England (8.8%) and New Zealand (4.2%) are the most frequent overseas origins.
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 6640, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6640/6640-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage