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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

The three largest ancestries in Hobsons Bay City 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 Hobsons Bay City 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 Hobsons Bay City'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
Hobsons Bay City - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2011 to 2021
Not stated4,6983.94.25,4895.45.3-791
Total responses121,144----100,729----+20,415
Total people91,320----83,861----+7,459
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Hobsons Bay City - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
AncestryNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2011 to 2021
English25,65328.125.621,50425.626.9+4,149
Australian23,25625.523.421,67725.826.4+1,579
Irish9,44010.38.37,6209.18.8+1,820
Scottish7,6648.47.16,1327.37.2+1,532
Italian6,7887.46.65,7946.97.0+994
Maltese3,9674.31.43,7164.41.6+251
Greek3,9204.33.53,6234.33.9+297
Chinese3,5493.98.32,5773.16.1+972
German2,9823.32.92,3712.83.0+611
Indian2,6993.05.32,5173.03.2+182
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • English (25,653 people or 28.1%)
  • Australian (23,256 people or 25.5%)
  • Irish (9,440 people or 10.3%)
  • Scottish (7,664 people or 8.4%)
  • Italian (6,788 people or 7.4%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 72,801 responses in total, or 79.72% of all responses.

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

  • A larger percentage of people with Maltese ancestry (4.3% compared to 1.4%)
  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (28.1% compared to 25.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (3.9% compared to 8.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Indian ancestry (3.0% compared to 5.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • English (+4,149 persons)
  • Irish (+1,820 persons)
  • Australian (+1,579 persons)
  • Scottish (+1,532 persons)

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