Lynden Ward
Ancestry
The three largest ancestries in Lynden Ward in 2016 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 Lynden Ward 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 Lynden Ward'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's ancestry?'
Multi-response
Total population
| Ancestry - Totals | ||||||||
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| Lynden Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry totals | Number | % | Camberwell % | Number | % | Camberwell % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Not stated | 701 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 422 | 2.1 | 2.4 | +280 | 37500 |
| Total responses | 20,409 | -- | -- | 19,726 | -- | -- | +682 | 37502 |
| Total people | 15,608 | -- | -- | 14,866 | -- | -- | +742 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Ancestry - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Lynden Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry | Number | % | Camberwell % | Number | % | Camberwell % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| English | 5,218 | 33.4 | 33.3 | 37033 | 5,065 | 34.1 | 33.7 | +153 |
| Australian | 4,136 | 26.5 | 26.0 | 37010 | 4,617 | 31.1 | 30.8 | -481 |
 Irish | 2,254 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 37050 | 2,095 | 14.1 | 13.4 | +159 |
| Chinese | 1,858 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 37024 | 1,173 | 7.9 | 8.3 | +685 |
| Scottish | 1,728 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 37100 | 1,626 | 10.9 | 11.1 | +102 |
| Italian | 892 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 37051 | 866 | 5.8 | 5.8 | +25 |
| Greek | 646 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 37042 | 657 | 4.4 | 4.1 | -10 |
| German | 546 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 37041 | 567 | 3.8 | 3.8 | -21 |
| Indian | 422 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 37046 | 320 | 2.2 | 2.4 | +102 |
| Sinhalese/Sri Lankan | 223 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 370131 | 188 | 1.3 | 1.1 | +35 |
| Dutch | 207 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 37031 | 190 | 1.3 | 1.3 | +17 |
| Vietnamese | 155 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 37123 | 103 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +52 |
| New Zealander | 147 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 37070 | 159 | 1.1 | 1.1 | -12 |
| Polish | 120 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 37093 | 118 | 0.8 | 1.1 | +2 |
| French | 120 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 37040 | 122 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -1 |
| Welsh | 96 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 37124 | 109 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -13 |
| South African | 80 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 37108 | 65 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +15 |
| Hungarian | 72 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 37044 | 83 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -11 |
| Korean | 64 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 37056 | 56 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +8 |
| Iranian | 61 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 37048 | 34 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +27 |
| Malay | 60 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 37063 | 54 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +6 |
| Maltese | 56 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 37064 | 68 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -12 |
| Russian | 54 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 37097 | 66 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -12 |
| Danish | 52 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 37030 | 40 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +12 |
| American | 52 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 37004 | 75 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -23 |
| Macedonian | 48 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37062 | 47 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Spanish | 46 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 37109 | 60 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -13 |
| Croatian | 46 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37027 | 39 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +7 |
| Indonesian | 46 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37047 | 38 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +9 |
| Filipino | 44 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37038 | 51 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -7 |
| Tamil | 42 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 37115 | 32 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +10 |
| Lebanese | 41 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37060 | 42 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Ukrainian | 36 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37121 | 35 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +1 |
| Austrian | 35 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37013 | 38 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -3 |
| Canadian | 34 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37020 | 35 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Inadequately Described | 33 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37045 | 51 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -19 |
| Japanese | 33 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37052 | 40 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -7 |
| Thai | 32 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37116 | 35 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -3 |
| Swiss | 30 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37112 | 40 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -10 |
| Other Indian subcontinent | 29 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37078 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +16 |
| Cypriot | 26 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37028 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +15 |
| Swedish | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37111 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +1 |
| Slovene | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37106 | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Colombian | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37025 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +14 |
| Albanian | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37003 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +11 |
| Serbian | 16 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37101 | 36 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -20 |
| Other British | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37074 | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Mauritian | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37066 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Taiwanese | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37114 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +7 |
| Jewish | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37053 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -5 |
| Maori | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37065 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +3 |
| Portuguese | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37094 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Punjabi | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37095 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +14 |
| Pakistani | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37089 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +4 |
| Lithuanian | 13 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37061 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +4 |
| Latvian | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37059 | 43 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -31 |
| Czech | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37029 | 32 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -21 |
| Norwegian | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37071 | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -6 |
| Other Arab peoples | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37073 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +2 |
| Other North American | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37080 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +3 |
| Other North-Western European | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37081 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Finnish | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37039 | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -2 |
| Egyptian | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37032 | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -8 |
| Belgian | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37014 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +3 |
| Chilean | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37023 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1 |
| Other South American | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37085 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 |
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Lynden Ward in 2016 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:
- English (5,218 people or 33.4%)
- Australian (4,136 people or 26.5%)
- Irish (2,254 people or 14.4%)
- Chinese (1,858 people or 11.9%)
- Scottish (1,728 people or 11.1%)
In combination these five ancestries account for 15,194 responses in total, or 97.36% of all responses.
There were no major differences between Lynden Ward and Camberwell in 2016.
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Chinese (+685 persons)
- Australian (-481 persons)
- Irish (+159 persons)
- English (+153 persons)