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The three largest ancestries in Mount Pritchard in 2021 were Vietnamese, Australian and English.

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 Mount Pritchard 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 Mount Pritchard'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
Mount Pritchard - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Fairfield City %Number%Fairfield City %2001 to 2021
Not stated9628.77.56657.46.9+296
Total responses11,112----8,944----+2,167
Total people9,861----8,444----+1,416
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
Mount Pritchard - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
AncestryNumber%Fairfield City %Number%Fairfield City %2001 to 2021
Vietnamese2,11721.519.590810.813.1+1,209
Australian1,24612.68.81,74720.711.9-502
English1,12411.47.21,49817.79.1-374
Chinese8708.813.14164.913.8+453
Serbian4925.02.03844.53.1+108
Italian4774.85.17969.48.2-320
Lebanese4764.82.83283.92.3+148
Khmer (Cambodian)3893.94.31071.33.0+282
Irish2572.61.43864.62.7-130
Samoan2422.51.1660.80.6+176
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • Vietnamese (2,117 people or 21.5%)
  • Australian (1,246 people or 12.6%)
  • English (1,124 people or 11.4%)
  • Chinese (870 people or 8.8%)
  • Serbian (492 people or 5.0%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 5,849 responses in total, or 59.31% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Mount Pritchard and Fairfield City were:

  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (11.4% compared to 7.2%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (12.6% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Assyrian/Chaldean ancestry (2.1% compared to 12.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (8.8% compared to 13.1%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Vietnamese (+1,209 persons)
  • Australian (-502 persons)
  • Chinese (+453 persons)
  • English (-374 persons)

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