11.9% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toronto · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Toronto
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small shift in cultural makeup has occurred in Toronto since 2011, though it remains a very traditional area. Only 11.9% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. This means the vast majority of the local population was born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.4% and 40.9% of the community respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also frequent, each accounting for around 10% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.5%), followed by England at 3.5% and New Zealand at 1.4%.
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 Toronto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13936/toronto/topic/ancestry-heritage