13.8% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tolga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tolga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of people in Tolga claim English ancestry, reflecting a strong British heritage in the area. While most residents were born in Australia, there is a notable mix of European roots, with Australian and English origins being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 38.4% and 36.4%, followed by Irish (11.8%), Scottish (9.9%) and Italian (9.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. The most common overseas birthplaces are England (2.6%) and New Zealand (1.3%).
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 Tolga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32840/tolga/topic/ancestry-heritage