23.3% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Karratha Industrial Estate · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Karratha Industrial Estate
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in Karratha Industrial Estate were born in Australia. While the area has a diverse mix of roots, it is much less likely to be home to overseas-born residents than the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.6%, followed by Australian at 18.4% and Irish at 11.0%. Other notable groups include Scottish and Chinese backgrounds, each making up 6.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.3% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though well below the figures for Western Australia and the nation. The most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and China.
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 Karratha Industrial Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50738/karratha-industrial-estate/topic/ancestry-heritage