20.7% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
6722, WA · Postcode
Ancestry & Birthplace in 6722, WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over one in five people in postcode 6722 were born overseas, a figure that has risen since 2011. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national average. The community is predominantly of Australian and English descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 27.4% and 25.8% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include people of Irish, Scottish, and Filipino descent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian average of 32.2%. Most people were born in Australia (63.8%), followed by New Zealand at 5.3% and the Philippines at 3.4%.
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 6722, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6722/6722-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage