The first Corser family to emigrate from England to Australia were originally from South Shropshire, and settled in Queensland  in 1863. They were followed by another south Shropshire family who were established in Western Australia by 1894. A third Corser family, from Stoke on Trent in Staffordshire, emigrated to the Melbourne area in 1913. The present day situation broadly reflects this pattern of immigration with high numbers of Corsers in Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia. There are no occurrences in Tasmania.