12.1% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tooma · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tooma
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines Tooma, where the vast majority of residents trace their heritage to British and Irish origins. Very few people in the area were born outside Australia, keeping the local population quite uniform compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 66.7%, followed by English and Scottish roots at 27.3% each. Irish ancestry is also notable here at 10.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Almost everyone in the area was born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 7.6%.
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 Tooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13924/tooma/topic/ancestry-heritage