12.6% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tomakin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tomakin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deep roots in British and Irish heritage shape the identity of Tomakin, where over 85% of residents claim English, Australian, Irish, or Scottish ancestry. This strong connection to traditional roots is reflected in the small number of people born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.9%, followed closely by Australian ancestry at 41.8%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also prominent, accounting for 13.3% and 11.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (80%), with England as the most common overseas birthplace at 4.6%.
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 Tomakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13908/tomakin/topic/ancestry-heritage