30.9% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toorak · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Toorak
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Toorak, where 32% of residents claim these roots. This reflects a broader trend of traditional European ties, though the area also shows significant Chinese and Irish heritage. It is a diverse place where nearly a third of the population was born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 32% and 22.2% of residents respectively. Irish, Chinese, and Scottish roots are also common, each making up over 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 30.9% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 62.8% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are China at 5% and England at 3.4%.
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 Toorak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22547/toorak/topic/ancestry-heritage