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Padstow - Padstow Heights

Ancestry

The three largest ancestries in Padstow - Padstow Heights in 2021 were Australian, English 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 Padstow - Padstow Heights 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 Padstow - Padstow Heights'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
Padstow - Padstow Heights - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2016 to 2021
Not stated9904.57.78143.95.7+176
Total responses21,772----20,664----+1,108
Total people17,604----16,843----+761
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Padstow - Padstow Heights - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2016 to 2021
Australian3,55620.213.93,89423.114.2-338
English3,47519.711.33,73922.212.3-264
Chinese2,64815.011.62,47814.711.3+170
Irish1,1296.43.31,2437.44.0-114
Lebanese1,1056.314.19735.815.1+132
Greek1,0415.96.19365.66.6+105
Scottish8164.62.38375.02.7-21
Vietnamese7864.57.36784.07.3+108
Italian6823.93.96323.84.1+50
Macedonian4162.41.23882.31.3+28
Show all (96 entries)

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

Dominant groups

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

  • Australian (3,556 people or 20.2%)
  • English (3,475 people or 19.7%)
  • Chinese (2,648 people or 15.0%)
  • Irish (1,129 people or 6.4%)
  • Lebanese (1,105 people or 6.3%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 11,913 responses in total, or 67.67% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Padstow - Padstow Heights and the City of Canterbury Bankstown were:

  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (19.7% compared to 11.3%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (20.2% compared to 13.9%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (15.0% compared to 11.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Lebanese ancestry (6.3% compared to 14.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Australian (-338 persons)
  • English (-264 persons)
  • Australian Aboriginal (+173 persons)
  • Chinese (+170 persons)

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