10.1% ▲ —
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Toolakea · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Toolakea
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A 10 point rise in the share of overseas-born residents defines the recent growth in Toolakea. While most people here claim Australian or English ancestry, the area is now more diverse than it was in 2011. Roughly 10% of the population was born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 43.1% and English at 36.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also present, each accounting for 9.6% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 10.1% of the population, which is far below the 22.7% seen across Queensland. Most residents were born in Australia (78.4%), followed by England (3.7%) and New Zealand (2.3%).
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 Toolakea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322123/toolakea/topic/ancestry-heritage