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The three largest ancestries in Laverton in 2021 were English, Australian and Indian.

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 Laverton 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 Laverton'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
Laverton - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2001 to 2021
Not stated4588.43.93417.06.5+117
Total responses5,475----4,883----+592
Total people4,746----4,479----+267
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
Laverton - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
AncestryNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2001 to 2021
English83617.628.11,26128.225.4-425
Australian70114.825.51,36030.426.8-659
Indian54311.43.0501.10.7+493
Burmese peoples2876.00.430.10.0+284
Irish2735.810.33988.98.8-125
Filipino2685.61.81794.01.6+89
Scottish2174.68.41312.93.0+86
Chinese1934.13.91042.32.3+89
Punjabi1793.80.400.00.0+179
Nepalese1503.20.300.00.0+150
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • English (836 people or 17.6%)
  • Australian (701 people or 14.8%)
  • Indian (543 people or 11.4%)
  • Burmese peoples (287 people or 6.0%)
  • Irish (273 people or 5.8%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 2,640 responses in total, or 55.63% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Laverton and Hobsons Bay City were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Indian ancestry (11.4% compared to 3.0%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Burmese peoples ancestry (6.0% compared to 0.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (14.8% compared to 25.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (17.6% compared to 28.1%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Australian (-659 persons)
  • Indian (+493 persons)
  • English (-425 persons)
  • Burmese peoples (+284 persons)

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