16.0% ▲ +90.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tolland · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tolland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births in Tolland have remained relatively low compared to the rest of the country. While more people were born abroad here than in most similar areas, the figure is still far below the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, with 34.8% and 34.0% respectively. Irish, Scottish and German heritage are also common in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.0% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. The most common birthplaces are Australia at 75.3%, followed by the Philippines, England and New Zealand.
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 Tolland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13905/tolland/topic/ancestry-heritage