10.3% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toogoolawah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Toogoolawah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted ties to Britain and Australia define the local identity of Toogoolawah, where nearly half the population identifies as Australian by ancestry. The community is far less diverse than the national average, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
British heritage is very strong here, with 43.3% of people claiming English ancestry, followed by Scottish and Irish roots. German ancestry is also common at 12.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (86.3%), while the next most common birthplaces are England and New Zealand.
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 Toogoolawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32844/toogoolawah/topic/ancestry-heritage