21.3% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Katanning · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Katanning
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of the population was born overseas, with the figure rising to 21.3% in Katanning since 2011. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure. The community's roots are mostly Australian and English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
About 34.1% of people in Katanning claim Australian ancestry and 32.4% claim English ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose by 1.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 21.3%. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and well below the 27.7% national average.
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 Katanning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54340/katanning/topic/ancestry-heritage