13.3% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Castlemaine · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Castlemaine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher proportion of people were born overseas in Castlemaine than in most similar areas. While 13.3% of residents were born abroad, this is still far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43%, followed by Australian at 34%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, at 16.3% and 14.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The number of people born overseas rose 4.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (80.1%), with the next most common birthplaces being England (3.7%) and New Zealand (1.5%).
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/ucl/UCL213002/castlemaine/topic/ancestry-heritage