9.1% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Karrabin · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people in Karrabin were born overseas compared to the rest of the country. Only 9.1% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below both the state and national figures. This makes Karrabin much less diverse in its birthplaces than most other areas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry in the area is dominated by Australian and English roots, which account for 48.6% and 42.5% of the population respectively. German, Irish, and Scottish ancestry are also common.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents—91.3%—were born in Australia. This is far below the 27.7% national figure, with small numbers of people born in England, the Philippines, and New Zealand.
9.1% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Karrabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31489/karrabin/topic/ancestry-heritage