7.8% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tongala · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tongala
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady share of overseas-born residents has defined Tongala, with just 7.8% born abroad in 2021. This is a very consistent trend for the town, as the figure has barely changed since 2011. Most people here identify with British or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 47.7% and 38.9%, followed by Scottish (11.3%), Irish (9.8%), and German (3.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the state and national figures, sitting at 7.8%. Most residents were born in Australia (85.7%), while the next most common birthplaces are the Philippines, India, New Zealand, and England.
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 Tongala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215084/tongala/topic/ancestry-heritage