11.5% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Castletown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Castletown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Daily life in Castletown is shaped by a strong connection to traditional roots, with 85.2% of people claiming Australian or English ancestry. The area remains deeply tied to these origins, appearing much more homogenous than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (46.1%) and English (39.1%) ancestries are the most common here, followed by Scottish (8.8%), Irish (7.9%), and German (4.2%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (78.0%), with smaller numbers from England (3.0%) and New Zealand (2.3%).
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 Castletown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50273/castletown/topic/ancestry-heritage