18.6% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Costerfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Costerfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots in Costerfield, with 38.6% and 35.7% of people claiming these backgrounds. This small community has a strong connection to these origins, though nearly one in five residents also identify as Irish.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Irish are the primary ancestral groups here. Scottish and German roots are also present, each representing 4.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.6% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below Victoria's 30.0%, with most residents 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 Costerfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20652/costerfield/topic/ancestry-heritage