15.5% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6710, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6710, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A moderate share of overseas-born residents live in postcode 6710, placing it around the middle for similar areas. While about 64% of the population was born in Australia, the area's roots are strongly tied to English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 32.8% and English at 31.3%. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage follow at 9.7%, 7.7%, and 3.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here compared to the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 32.2%, with only 15.5% born abroad. This is a notable drop from 2011, when the figure was 23.2%.
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 6710, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6710/6710-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage