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Benalla Rural CityCommunity profile

The three largest ancestries in Rural North in 2021 were English, Australian and Irish.

Ancestry defines the cultural association and ethnic background of an individual going back three generations. Ancestry is a good measure of the total size of cultural groups in Rural North regardless of where they were born or what language they speak.

Ancestry data, should be combined with data on Birthplace, Language Spoken at Home and Religion for a more complete picture of Rural North's ethnic characteristics.

Please note that the "Australian Aboriginal" and "Torres Strait Islander" categories in this topic are not directly comparable from 2021 to previous years, due to a change in the wording of the question. In 2021, these options were marked boxes on the question rather than write-in options. The "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Origin" question is still considered a more reliable count for this group, and can be found on the Population summary page.

Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of ancestry groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS. For more information see notes on data confidentiality.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's ancestry?'

Multi-response

Ancestry - Totals
Rural North - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Benalla Rural City %Number%Benalla Rural City %2016 to 2021
Not stated2467.16.32517.56.5-6
Total responses3,468----3,357----+110
Total people2,672----2,687-----16
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Rural North - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%Benalla Rural City %Number%Benalla Rural City %2016 to 2021
English1,17944.142.91,09540.741.2+84
Australian1,04439.139.71,14142.542.1-97
Irish40715.214.335613.313.7+51
Scottish34412.913.236013.412.7-17
German1505.65.01355.04.9+15
Italian762.82.5662.52.3+10
Dutch632.41.9481.81.7+15
Australian Aboriginal411.51.800.00.1+41
Welsh210.80.6220.80.6-1
Filipino160.60.450.20.3+11
Show all (12 entries)

Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Rural North in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (1,179 people or 44.1%)
  • Australian (1,044 people or 39.1%)
  • Irish (407 people or 15.2%)
  • Scottish (344 people or 12.9%)
  • German (150 people or 5.6%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 3,124 responses in total, or 116.92% of all responses.

The major difference between the ancestries of the population in Rural North and Benalla Rural City was:

  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (44.1% compared to 42.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Australian (-97 persons)
  • English (+84 persons)
  • Irish (+51 persons)

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