17.1% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toowoomba · Urban Centre
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 root for people in Toowoomba, where 37.9% of residents claim this heritage. The area is predominantly Australian-born and has seen a drop in the proportion of people born overseas over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with English roots, 36% of people identify as Australian, while Irish, Scottish and German ancestries are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that has fallen 4% since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas, but far below the national figure of 27.7%.
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/ucl/UCL303002/toowoomba/topic/ancestry-heritage