46.3% ▲ +658.2%
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toohey · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Toohey
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common background in Toohey, where 22.7% of residents identify with this heritage. The area has seen a massive shift in its makeup, with nearly half the population now born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The local mix is led by Chinese and English backgrounds, both at around 23%, followed by Australian ancestry at 19.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost half of the people in Toohey were born overseas, a figure that is far above the national average and has jumped 40 points since 2011. While 49.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China at 9.7% and India at 5.5%.
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 Toohey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30085/toohey/topic/ancestry-heritage