26.5% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toorak Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Toorak Gardens
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in Toorak Gardens than in most similar areas. This diversity is reflected in a mix of ancestries, where English and Australian backgrounds are most common, followed by Irish, Scottish and Italian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.1%, followed by Australian at 28.5% and Irish at 10.4%. Scottish and Italian ancestries also feature prominently at 9.1% and 8.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 26.5% of the population, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 24.1%. While 71.4% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, China, India and Vietnam.
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 Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41461/toorak-gardens/topic/ancestry-heritage