23.8% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kojarena · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 24% of residents in Kojarena were born overseas, a figure that sits well below both the state and national averages. This diversity is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are most common, alongside a notable German influence.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.9%, followed by Australian at 23.8% and German at 14.3%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 23.8% of people were born overseas—much higher than in most similar areas—this is still 8.4 percentage points lower than the Western Australian average. Most residents were born in Australia (61.9%) or England (14.3%).
23.8% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Kojarena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50770/kojarena/topic/ancestry-heritage