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The three largest ancestries in Kew in 2021 were English, Australian and Chinese.

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 Kew 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 Kew'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
Kew - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2001 to 2021
Not stated9682.92.51,4845.54.7-517
Total responses33,239----27,093----+6,145
Total people24,496----22,796----+1,700
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Kew - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
AncestryNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2001 to 2021
English7,12729.129.07,09931.133.0+27
Australian5,83723.824.06,79229.831.9-956
Chinese3,97416.218.21,8698.27.6+2,105
Irish3,23713.211.83,45515.214.0-218
Scottish2,4149.99.97153.13.3+1,699
Italian1,8147.46.51,3816.15.4+432
Greek1,1644.84.69844.34.4+179
German7953.23.37643.43.4+31
Indian7032.93.42961.31.4+407
Vietnamese4812.01.71480.70.5+333
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • English (7,127 people or 29.1%)
  • Australian (5,837 people or 23.8%)
  • Chinese (3,974 people or 16.2%)
  • Irish (3,237 people or 13.2%)
  • Scottish (2,414 people or 9.9%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 22,589 responses in total, or 92.22% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Kew and the City of Boroondara were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Irish ancestry (13.2% compared to 11.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (16.2% compared to 18.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Chinese (+2,105 persons)
  • Scottish (+1,699 persons)
  • Australian (-956 persons)
  • Italian (+432 persons)

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