18.3% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Torbay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Torbay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people in Torbay were born overseas than in most similar areas, though the overall figure remains low. About 18.3% of the population grew up outside Australia, with English and Australian roots being the most common backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 38.4% and Australian at 35.2%. Other frequent backgrounds include Scottish (7.4%), Irish (6.6%) and Dutch (4.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 18.3% of residents were born overseas, this is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%. Most people were born in Australia (64.8%), followed by England (6.6%) and New Zealand (2.4%).
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 Torbay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51462/torbay/topic/ancestry-heritage