6.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Korbel · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The mix of backgrounds in Korbel has remained very steady since 2011. Most people here trace their roots to Australia, England, and Scotland, with a small number of residents born overseas. This creates a community where the vast majority of people were born in Australia or have ancestral links to the British Isles.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common, making up 44.1% and 42.4% of the population respectively, while Scottish ancestry accounts for 10.2%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 64.4% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.8%.
6.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Korbel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50784/korbel/topic/ancestry-heritage