17.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Talofa · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Talofa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Talofa compared to the rest of the state and country. While 17.5% of the population was born abroad, this figure is far below the New South Wales and national rates, which both sit around 28% to 29%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 40.8%, followed by Australian at 34.0% and Irish at 18.4%. German and Scottish ancestries also feature at 9.7% and 5.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.5% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas despite being far below the state and national figures. Most people here were born in Australia (73.8%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.9%.
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 Talofa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13755/talofa/topic/ancestry-heritage