31.0% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toorak Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Toorak Gardens
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in Toorak Gardens, where nearly a third of the population was born abroad. This international mix is most visible in the high proportion of residents with Chinese ancestry and the significant number of people moving to the area from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, though 11.7% of people identify as Chinese, followed by Scottish and Irish at 9.3% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than 31% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen 6.2 percentage points since 2011. While most residents were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.6%.
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 Toorak Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401031013/toorak-gardens/topic/ancestry-heritage