17.7% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Torquay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Torquay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the heritage of Torquay, where 45.1% of residents claim English ancestry. This makes the community's identity strongly tied to British and Australian origins, while the proportion of people born overseas remains notably lower than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.1% and 36.5% of the population. Other significant roots include Irish at 11.8%, Scottish at 11.5%, and German at 7.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.7% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (73.2%), followed by England at 5.2% and New Zealand at 3.9%.
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 Torquay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32859/torquay/topic/ancestry-heritage