6.8% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Karoonda · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Karoonda
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 6.8% of people in Karoonda were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. Most residents here have deep roots in Australia and the United Kingdom, reflecting a community with very few recent international arrivals.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 48.4% and 45.7% of the population respectively. German ancestry is also notable at 12.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011. While 89% were born in Australia, others came from New Zealand, England and the Philippines.
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 Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422025/karoonda/topic/ancestry-heritage