7.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Katandra · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very little has changed in the heritage of Katandra over the last decade, with a population that remains overwhelmingly Australian-born. English and Australian ancestries dominate the local landscape, while the proportion of people born overseas is far lower than the national figure.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 50.8% and 40.0% of residents. Scottish, Irish, and German heritages also feature in the community.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. This is much lower than most other areas, with 87.5% of the population born in Australia.
7.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Katandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21308/katandra/topic/ancestry-heritage