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Central Coast Council area

Ancestry

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The three largest ancestries in Central Coast Council area in 2021 were English, Australian 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 Central Coast Council area 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 Central Coast Council area'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
Central Coast Council area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Narara Valley District %Number%Narara Valley District %2016 to 2021
Not stated19,4424.13.219,6804.54.3-238
Total responses477,166----435,059----+42,107
Total people346,596----327,742----+18,854
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
Central Coast Council area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%Narara Valley District %Number%Narara Valley District %2016 to 2021
English147,75342.642.1142,37543.442.9+5,378
Australian138,27339.939.5137,13741.840.6+1,136
Irish41,75712.011.842,25212.912.6-495
Scottish36,36010.510.433,90610.310.8+2,454
Australian Aboriginal16,3034.74.21,4330.40.4+14,870
German11,4033.33.511,1623.43.7+241
Italian9,7302.82.58,2402.52.2+1,490
Chinese5,1361.52.04,1661.31.9+970
Dutch5,1241.51.64,4911.41.4+633
Maltese3,9381.10.63,2791.00.6+659
Show all (124 entries)

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

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Central Coast Council area in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (147,753 people or 42.6%)
  • Australian (138,273 people or 39.9%)
  • Irish (41,757 people or 12.0%)
  • Scottish (36,360 people or 10.5%)
  • Australian Aboriginal (16,303 people or 4.7%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 380,446 responses in total, or 109.77% of all responses.

There were no major differences between Central Coast Council area and Narara Valley District in 2021.

Emerging groups

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

  • Australian Aboriginal (+14,870 persons)
  • English (+5,378 persons)
  • Scottish (+2,454 persons)
  • Italian (+1,490 persons)

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