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The three largest ancestries in Surrey Hills 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 Surrey Hills 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 Surrey Hills'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
Surrey Hills - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2011 to 2021
Not stated2281.92.52812.53.6-53
Total responses11,756----11,210----+546
Total people8,341----8,308----+33
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Surrey Hills - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
AncestryNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2011 to 2021
English3,01136.129.02,93535.329.9+76
Australian2,42629.124.02,87434.628.2-448
Irish1,13613.611.81,15813.912.5-22
Chinese1,13213.618.26227.511.2+509
Scottish1,08413.09.91,02612.49.8+58
Italian4375.26.53824.66.1+54
German3293.93.32953.63.3+34
Greek2693.24.62763.34.6-7
Indian1982.43.41872.32.9+11
Dutch1391.71.31281.51.3+11
Show all (54 entries)

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

Dominant groups

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

  • English (3,011 people or 36.1%)
  • Australian (2,426 people or 29.1%)
  • Irish (1,136 people or 13.6%)
  • Chinese (1,132 people or 13.6%)
  • Scottish (1,084 people or 13.0%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 8,789 responses in total, or 105.37% of all responses.

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

  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (36.1% compared to 29.0%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (29.1% compared to 24.0%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Scottish ancestry (13.0% compared to 9.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (13.6% compared to 18.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • Chinese (+509 persons)
  • Australian (-448 persons)
  • English (+76 persons)
  • New Zealander (-60 persons)

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