9.3% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tooradin · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tooradin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 9.3% of people in Tooradin were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian and national averages. The area is predominantly Australian-born and holds a strong traditional European heritage. Most residents identify with English, Irish or Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common here, making up 45.6% and 40.9% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 8.4% and 7.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born-overseas residents make up 9.3% of the population, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. This figure has fallen slightly since 2011, with 83.7% of the community now born in Australia.
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 Tooradin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215085/tooradin/topic/ancestry-heritage