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The three largest ancestries in Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield'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
Fairfield - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Fairfield Heights %Number%Fairfield Heights %2016 to 2021
Not stated1,6518.37.29915.04.9+659
Total responses19,855----19,706----+148
Total people18,431----17,901----+530
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
Fairfield - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%Fairfield Heights %Number%Fairfield Heights %2016 to 2021
Assyrian/Chaldean3,94021.428.63,66320.524.4+277
Vietnamese2,06011.211.01,93910.812.5+121
Chinese1,88410.28.81,82310.29.6+60
Iraqi1,85710.112.21,6369.110.9+221
Australian1,2596.86.61,2557.07.9+4
English1,0795.95.11,1636.56.3-84
Arab not further described5773.12.64192.31.4+157
Syrian5272.92.52131.21.0+313
Khmer (Cambodian)4912.73.34722.63.6+19
Filipino4002.21.53842.11.3+16
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • Assyrian/Chaldean (3,940 people or 21.4%)
  • Vietnamese (2,060 people or 11.2%)
  • Chinese (1,884 people or 10.2%)
  • Iraqi (1,857 people or 10.1%)
  • Australian (1,259 people or 6.8%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 11,000 responses in total, or 59.68% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Fairfield and Fairfield Heights were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (10.2% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Assyrian/Chaldean ancestry (21.4% compared to 28.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Iraqi ancestry (10.1% compared to 12.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Italian ancestry (2.0% compared to 3.2%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Syrian (+313 persons)
  • Assyrian/Chaldean (+277 persons)
  • Iraqi (+221 persons)
  • Iranian (-166 persons)

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