16.2% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toogoom · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Toogoom
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 Toogoom, where nearly half of residents claim these roots. The community is predominantly Australian-born, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than many similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 49.5% and 37.4% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (11.6%), Irish (10.7%), and German (7.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.2% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.4%), followed by England (5.2%) and New Zealand (4.1%).
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 Toogoom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32845/toogoom/topic/ancestry-heritage