7.4% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tonimbuk · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tonimbuk
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 7.4% of people in Tonimbuk were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This small rural area is predominantly Australian-born, with a strong heritage linked to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English ancestry at 53.7%, followed by Australian at 35.4% and Irish at 15.3%. Scottish and German backgrounds are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 7.4% compared to 27.7% nationally. This reflects a population where 86% were born in Australia.
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 Tonimbuk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22531/tonimbuk/topic/ancestry-heritage