6.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Thoona · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Thoona
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a decade of stability defines the roots of Thoona, where almost half of the population identifies as Australian by ancestry. This sparsely populated area remains strongly tied to its colonial heritage, with the vast majority of residents born here at home.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 48.9% and 43.6% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, both sitting at 17.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30.0% and the national rate of 27.7%. Australia is the birthplace for 84.2% of residents, while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.8%.
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 Thoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22507/thoona/topic/ancestry-heritage