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City of Canterbury BankstownCommunity profile

The three largest ancestries in Bankstown Balance in 2021 were Vietnamese, Lebanese 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 Bankstown Balance 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 Bankstown Balance'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
Bankstown Balance - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2001 to 2021
Not stated1,4859.87.78187.17.5+667
Total responses15,164----11,603----+3,560
Total people14,349----11,379----+2,970
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
Bankstown Balance - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
AncestryNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2001 to 2021
Vietnamese3,54624.77.31,73315.25.1+1,813
Lebanese2,28916.014.12,17119.112.8+118
Chinese1,3779.611.68927.89.1+485
Australian1,2488.713.91,1229.918.1+126
English8616.011.39618.414.9-100
Greek5273.76.17806.98.0-253
Arab not further described4453.12.11641.40.9+280
Macedonian3562.51.25344.71.3-179
Italian3172.23.94323.84.7-115
Syrian2731.91.21111.00.7+162
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • Vietnamese (3,546 people or 24.7%)
  • Lebanese (2,289 people or 16.0%)
  • Chinese (1,377 people or 9.6%)
  • Australian (1,248 people or 8.7%)
  • English (861 people or 6.0%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 9,321 responses in total, or 64.96% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Bankstown Balance and the City of Canterbury Bankstown were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Vietnamese ancestry (24.7% compared to 7.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (6.0% compared to 11.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (8.7% compared to 13.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Irish ancestry (0.9% compared to 3.3%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Vietnamese (+1,813 persons)
  • Chinese (+485 persons)
  • Arab not further described (+280 persons)
  • Greek (-253 persons)

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