12.7% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Torquay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Torquay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.7% of people in Torquay were born overseas, which is far below the national and state figures. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most other regions. Most residents have deep roots in Australia, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 43.3%, followed by Australian at 38% and Irish at 16.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 83% of the population born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. This level of diversity has barely changed since 2011.
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 Torquay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031053/torquay/topic/ancestry-heritage