9.7% ▲ +53.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Casterton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Casterton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Casterton compared to the rest of the state or country. While nearly 30% of Australians were born abroad, that figure is just 9.7% here. This creates a community with very deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.7% and 41.9% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 13.7% and 11.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (83.4%), which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national 27.7%. Of those born overseas, the most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, and India.
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 Casterton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20513/casterton/topic/ancestry-heritage