7.7% ▲ +46.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tongala · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tongala
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7.7% of people in Tongala were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other regions. Most residents share deep roots in the British Isles, with nearly half claiming Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 48.3% and 40.1% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure, sitting 20 points lower than the Australian average. Most residents were born in Australia (86.1%), followed by small groups from England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and India.
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 Tongala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22528/tongala/topic/ancestry-heritage