20.2% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Karratha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Karratha
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mix of local and international backgrounds shapes daily life in Karratha, where about one in five people were born overseas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area has a smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 33.4% and 31.8% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish ancestry each account for 7.6% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and well below the 27.7% national average. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2016, and while 64.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand, England, and the Philippines.
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/sa2/510031272/karratha/topic/ancestry-heritage