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Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan

Ancestry

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The three largest ancestries in Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan in 2021 were Australian, English 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 Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan 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 Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan'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
Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2001 to 2021
Not stated3,8505.04.92,3825.76.5+1,468
Total responses77,143----41,813----+35,330
Total people57,271----36,356----+20,915
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
Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
AncestryNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2001 to 2021
Australian23,17440.528.616,48045.335.3+6,694
English23,07540.329.814,40439.631.1+8,670
Irish5,6159.89.13,81710.59.9+1,798
Scottish5,3329.37.71,1653.22.6+4,166
Australian Aboriginal3,7296.53.2430.10.2+3,686
German1,7403.03.01,0262.82.9+714
Italian1,4942.63.76371.83.5+856
Indian9501.73.2810.21.1+869
Chinese8861.57.22980.84.2+588
Filipino8831.51.92230.61.0+660
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • Australian (23,174 people or 40.5%)
  • English (23,075 people or 40.3%)
  • Irish (5,615 people or 9.8%)
  • Scottish (5,332 people or 9.3%)
  • Australian Aboriginal (3,729 people or 6.5%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 60,925 responses in total, or 106.38% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (40.5% compared to 28.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (40.3% compared to 29.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Australian Aboriginal ancestry (6.5% compared to 3.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (1.5% compared to 7.2%)

Emerging groups

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

  • English (+8,670 persons)
  • Australian (+6,694 persons)
  • Scottish (+4,166 persons)
  • Australian Aboriginal (+3,686 persons)

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