15.2% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6720, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6720, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 15.2% of people in postcode 6720 were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most of Australia. Most residents identify with traditional roots, with Australian and English ancestry being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 37.9%, followed by English at 31.5%. Other notable groups include Irish and Scottish, both at 6.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen by 5.0 percentage points since 2011 to 15.2%. This is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia, with 66.9% of the population 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 6720, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6720/6720-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage