18.6% —
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Karratha · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Karratha
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An overseas birthplace for 18.6% of residents marks Karratha as a diverse hub, though this is well below the national figure. While Australian and English ancestries are the most common, the community is shaped by a mix of local and international backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most prominent, making up 32.8% and 30.5% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each accounting for over 7% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is higher than in most similar areas, though it fell 2.0 percentage points since 2016 to 18.6%. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and well below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (65.5%), followed by New Zealand, England, the Philippines and India.
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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54310/karratha/topic/ancestry-heritage