20.2% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 83% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Karratha · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Karratha
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Karratha compared to the rest of the state, with only 20.2% of the population arriving from abroad. While the area has a strong mix of English and Australian roots, it remains significantly less diverse in birthplaces than both Western Australia and the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 33.4% and English at 31.8%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots, which both sit at 7.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About one in five residents were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia and well below the national figure of 27.7%, with New Zealand and England being the most common birthplaces after Australia.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5008/karratha/topic/ancestry-heritage