12.8% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toora · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Toora
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Toora than in the rest of the country, with only 12.8% born abroad. This small community is predominantly of British and Irish descent, with English and Australian ancestries making up the vast majority of residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, accounting for 45.6% and 38.8% of residents respectively. Other significant groups include Scottish (12.6%), Irish (9.8%), and German (4.5%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Victorian figure of 30.0%. Most residents were born in Australia (76.3%), followed by England (5.8%) and Italy (1.5%).
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 Toora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22544/toora/topic/ancestry-heritage