26.0% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Karnup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Karnup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Karnup claim English ancestry, making it the most common ancestral group here. The area has a strong mix of traditional roots, with many residents also identifying as Australian, Scottish, or Irish.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 47.7%, followed by Australian at 39.3%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (8.6%), Irish (7.7%), and Italian (3.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.0% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Karnup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50731/karnup/topic/ancestry-heritage