10.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Karatta · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Karatta
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Karatta compared to the rest of the country. Only 10.8% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than both the state and national figures. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents have local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian ancestry (54.1%) or English ancestry (43.2%), while 8.1% identify as Irish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national average of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, New Zealand is the most common birthplace at 8.1%.
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 Karatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40667/karatta/topic/ancestry-heritage