15.4% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Karalundi · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Karalundi compared to the state and national figures. While 15.4% of the population was born abroad, this is much lower than the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most residents were born in Australia, and the local ancestry is led by Australian and German roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 16.9%, followed by German at 9.2% and Filipino at 6.2%. Scottish ancestry also accounts for 4.6% of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 15.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas, though it sits far below the national figure of 27.7%. Roughly 64.6% of residents were born in Australia.
15.4% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Karalundi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50723/karalundi/topic/ancestry-heritage