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Upper Tooloom · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Tooloom

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Traditional roots run deep in Upper Tooloom, where over half the population claims Australian ancestry. This creates a strong local identity tied to long-standing family histories in the region.

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📍 Upper Tooloom, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Tooloom sits — People born overseas

10.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Tooloom — lower than 54% of areas.

Upper Tooloom10.5%
2475, NSW 6.0%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is very common here at 43.9%, while 17.5% of people identify as Irish. Other common roots include Scottish at 7.0% and Australian at 52.6%.

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In Upper Tooloom, the largest group is Australian at 43%, followed by English (36%) and Irish (14%).

Australian 52.6% English 43.9% Irish 17.5% Scottish 7.0%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 10.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for both New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people were born in Australia (86.0%), followed by New Zealand at 5.3%.

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10.5% —

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Upper Tooloom, Australia is the majority at 94%; New Zealand is next at 6%.

Australia 86.0% New Zealand 5.3%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Tooloom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14064/upper-tooloom/topic/ancestry-heritage