21.9% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toodyay · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Toodyay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Toodyay compared to the state average, with only 21.9% of residents born outside Australia. This makes it a place where birthplace is much more uniform than in the rest of Western Australia. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 44.6%, followed by Australian at 36.6%. Scottish and Irish heritage are also prominent, each accounting for about 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 21.9% of people were born overseas, this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 10.3%.
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 Toodyay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58330/toodyay/topic/ancestry-heritage