12.2% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An increase in the overseas-born population has seen the proportion of people born outside Australia in Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton rise to 12.2%. This remains a very low figure compared to the rest of the state. Most residents identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 43.4%, followed by Australian at 38.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.9% and 13.7% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. While this rose slightly from 11.1% in 2011, the area is still much less diverse than most other regions, with 80.8% of people born in 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 Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20202/heathcote-castlemaine-kyneton/topic/ancestry-heritage