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The three largest ancestries in Narre Warren 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 Narre Warren 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 Narre Warren'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
Narre Warren - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %2001 to 2021
Not stated1,6874.94.51,6175.96.2+70
Total responses34,415----27,587----+6,828
Total people27,493----24,151----+3,341
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
Narre Warren - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
AncestryNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %2001 to 2021
Australian6,23822.721.67,88532.631.5-1,647
English6,22522.621.77,26730.129.2-1,042
Chinese1,6796.14.44812.02.4+1,197
Scottish1,5705.75.17233.02.9+847
Indian1,5145.59.35532.32.0+960
Irish1,4555.34.91,8857.87.4-431
Sinhalese/Sri Lankan1,2044.44.94271.82.2+776
Italian1,1564.23.41,1314.74.5+24
Afghan1,0133.73.31520.60.6+860
German6532.42.28053.33.2-153
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • Australian (6,238 people or 22.7%)
  • English (6,225 people or 22.6%)
  • Chinese (1,679 people or 6.1%)
  • Scottish (1,570 people or 5.7%)
  • Indian (1,514 people or 5.5%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 17,226 responses in total, or 62.66% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Narre Warren and the City of Casey were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (6.1% compared to 4.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Indian ancestry (5.5% compared to 9.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Punjabi ancestry (0.9% compared to 2.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Hazara ancestry (2.0% compared to 3.3%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Australian (-1,647 persons)
  • Chinese (+1,197 persons)
  • English (-1,042 persons)
  • Indian (+960 persons)

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