16.6% ▲ +78.7%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toogoom · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Toogoom
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of residents in Toogoom claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. While the community is predominantly Australian-born, the proportion of people born overseas has risen notably in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 49.3%, followed by Australian at 36.6%. Scottish, Irish and German heritage are also common, representing 11.8%, 11.2% and 6.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 7.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.6%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains 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 Toogoom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315094/toogoom/topic/ancestry-heritage