Wakeley
Ancestry
The three largest ancestries in Wakeley in 2021 were Assyrian/Chaldean, Vietnamese 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 Wakeley 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 Wakeley'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's ancestry?'
Multi-response
Total population
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| Wakeley - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry totals | Number | % | Bonnyrigg % | Number | % | Bonnyrigg % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Not stated | 283 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 339 | 6.9 | 11.1 | -57 | 37500 |
| Total responses | 5,612 | -- | -- | 4,933 | -- | -- | +679 | 37502 |
| Total people | 4,891 | -- | -- | 4,652 | -- | -- | +239 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Ancestry - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Wakeley - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry | Number | % | Bonnyrigg % | Number | % | Bonnyrigg % | 2006 to 2021 | |
 Assyrian/Chaldean | 992 | 20.3 | 7.0 | 37009 | 693 | 14.9 | 3.2 | +298 |
| Vietnamese | 860 | 17.6 | 26.5 | 37123 | 477 | 10.3 | 21.9 | +383 |
| Chinese | 643 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 37024 | 636 | 13.7 | 13.0 | +7 |
| Australian | 400 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 37010 | 470 | 10.1 | 11.1 | -70 |
| Iraqi | 284 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 37049 | 122 | 2.6 | 1.3 | +162 |
| English | 267 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 37033 | 358 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -91 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 263 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 37055 | 89 | 1.9 | 5.4 | +173 |
| Italian | 192 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 37051 | 283 | 6.1 | 3.4 | -92 |
| Croatian | 167 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 37027 | 199 | 4.3 | 0.9 | -33 |
| Serbian | 144 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 37101 | 189 | 4.1 | 3.2 | -45 |
| Arab not further described | 101 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 37006 | 44 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +57 |
| Macedonian | 97 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 37062 | 115 | 2.5 | 0.9 | -19 |
| Filipino | 83 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 37038 | 83 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -1 |
| Lebanese | 77 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 37060 | 90 | 1.9 | 2.2 | -13 |
| Chilean | 74 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 37023 | 60 | 1.3 | 1.3 | +14 |
| Spanish | 64 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 37109 | 110 | 2.4 | 1.2 | -47 |
| Irish | 54 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 37050 | 61 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -8 |
| Armenian | 53 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 37008 | 31 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +22 |
| Greek | 51 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 37042 | 47 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +4 |
| Maltese | 47 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 37064 | 83 | 1.8 | 0.8 | -37 |
| Inadequately Described | 39 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 37045 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +17 |
| Scottish | 38 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 37100 | 55 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -17 |
| Polish | 36 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 37093 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +15 |
| Lao | 31 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 37058 | 26 | 0.6 | 4.1 | +4 |
| Indian | 30 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 37046 | 41 | 0.9 | 1.6 | -12 |
| Other South American | 30 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 37085 | 66 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -36 |
| Turkish | 27 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 37120 | 37 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -11 |
| Other Middle-Eastern peoples | 26 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 37079 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +23 |
| Syrian | 25 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 37113 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +16 |
| Thai | 24 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 37116 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +18 |
| Uruguayan | 20 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 37122 | 25 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -6 |
| Samoan | 20 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 37099 | 3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | +17 |
| Australian Aboriginal | 20 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 37011 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +17 |
| Fijian | 20 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 37037 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +3 |
| Timorese | 17 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 37117 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | +14 |
| Sinhalese/Sri Lankan | 17 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 370131 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +7 |
| Egyptian | 16 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 37032 | 12 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +3 |
| German | 16 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 37041 | 26 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -11 |
| Iranian | 16 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 37048 | 28 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -13 |
| Hungarian | 14 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 37044 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -7 |
| Portuguese | 14 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 37094 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -3 |
| Bosnian | 13 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 37016 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +6 |
| Argentinian | 13 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 37007 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -12 |
| Russian | 12 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37097 | 18 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -6 |
| Ukrainian | 12 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37121 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +5 |
| French | 11 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37040 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +7 |
| Danish | 10 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37030 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +6 |
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Wakeley in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:
- Assyrian/Chaldean (992 people or 20.3%)
- Vietnamese (860 people or 17.6%)
- Chinese (643 people or 13.1%)
- Australian (400 people or 8.2%)
- Iraqi (284 people or 5.8%)
In combination these five ancestries account for 3,179 responses in total, or 65.00% of all responses.
The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Wakeley and Bonnyrigg were:
- A larger percentage of people with Assyrian/Chaldean ancestry (20.3% compared to 7.0%)
- A larger percentage of people with Croatian ancestry (3.4% compared to 0.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Vietnamese ancestry (17.6% compared to 26.5%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Lao ancestry (0.6% compared to 3.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Vietnamese (+383 persons)
- Assyrian/Chaldean (+298 persons)
- Khmer (Cambodian) (+173 persons)
- Iraqi (+162 persons)