14.4% ▲ +55.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Castlemaine · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Castlemaine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Castlemaine, where 41.2% of people claim these roots. Most residents were born in Australia, though the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born people than most similar towns.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 41.2% and 32.7% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German backgrounds also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14.4% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, this is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people were born in Australia (78.4%), followed by England at 3.9%.
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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20516/castlemaine/topic/ancestry-heritage