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The three largest ancestries in South-West Ward 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 South-West Ward 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 South-West Ward'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
South-West Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Joondalup %Number%City of Joondalup %2016 to 2021
Not stated7272.22.59323.03.1-205
Total responses33,743----31,256----+2,487
Total people24,301----23,328----+973
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
South-West Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%City of Joondalup %Number%City of Joondalup %2016 to 2021
English10,87644.846.210,69545.845.9+181
Australian7,64231.430.36,97729.929.7+665
Irish2,94712.112.12,75111.811.8+196
Scottish2,68711.111.02,46710.610.7+220
Italian1,4846.14.71,3165.64.3+168
German8533.53.48233.53.3+30
South African5892.42.45852.52.4+4
Dutch5282.22.35072.22.2+21
Chinese5022.12.44371.92.3+65
Indian4601.91.73911.71.7+69
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in South-West Ward in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (10,876 people or 44.8%)
  • Australian (7,642 people or 31.4%)
  • Irish (2,947 people or 12.1%)
  • Scottish (2,687 people or 11.1%)
  • Italian (1,484 people or 6.1%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 25,636 responses in total, or 105.49% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in South-West Ward and the City of Joondalup were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Italian ancestry (6.1% compared to 4.7%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (31.4% compared to 30.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (44.8% compared to 46.2%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Australian (+665 persons)
  • Scottish (+220 persons)
  • Irish (+196 persons)
  • English (+181 persons)

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