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Broken Hill CityCommunity profile

The three largest ancestries in Broken Hill City in 2021 were Australian, English and Australian Aboriginal.

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 Broken Hill City 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 Broken Hill City'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
Broken Hill City - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2011 to 2021
Not stated1,6287.35.21,6897.85.4-61
Total responses22,261----21,790----+471
Total people17,592----18,517-----925
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
Broken Hill City - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
AncestryNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2011 to 2021
Australian7,59743.240.28,61746.543.1-1,020
English6,64337.840.97,18138.840.4-538
Australian Aboriginal1,6159.26.11060.60.6+1,509
Irish1,5909.011.81,6368.811.7-46
Scottish1,5048.510.71,4397.810.0+65
German7974.54.28584.64.2-61
Italian5373.12.84802.62.5+57
Maltese2641.50.52711.50.4-7
Filipino2541.40.8750.40.4+179
Indian1110.60.8710.40.4+40
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • Australian (7,597 people or 43.2%)
  • English (6,643 people or 37.8%)
  • Australian Aboriginal (1,615 people or 9.2%)
  • Irish (1,590 people or 9.0%)
  • Scottish (1,504 people or 8.5%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 18,949 responses in total, or 107.71% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Broken Hill City and Regional NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Australian Aboriginal ancestry (9.2% compared to 6.1%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (43.2% compared to 40.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (37.8% compared to 40.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Irish ancestry (9.0% compared to 11.8%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Australian Aboriginal (+1,509 persons)
  • Australian (-1,020 persons)
  • English (-538 persons)
  • Filipino (+179 persons)

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