15.1% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toowoomba · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Toowoomba
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 Toowoomba, where 38.9% of people claim this root. The city has a strong British and Irish heritage, though the share of residents born overseas has grown slightly in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, followed by Irish at 12.9%, Scottish at 11.1%, and German at 10.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 15.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose 1.9 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia (80.3%), England, and New Zealand.
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 Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3016/toowoomba/topic/ancestry-heritage