42.1% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Casey · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Casey
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Casey, where 21.7% of people claim these roots. This is a diverse region with a very high proportion of overseas-born residents, reflecting a mix of traditional British ties and significant newer arrivals from Asia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most frequent at 21.7% and 21.6% respectively, followed by Indian ancestry at 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far more people were born overseas in Casey than in the rest of the state or nation, with 42.1% born abroad. This figure has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011, and India is now the most common birth place outside Australia at 8.9%.
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 Casey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21610/casey/topic/ancestry-heritage