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The three largest ancestries in Wantirna South in 2021 were Chinese, English and Australian.

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 Wantirna South 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 Wantirna South'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
Wantirna South - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2006 to 2021
Not stated6192.42.88674.14.5-248
Total responses25,561----21,341----+4,220
Total people20,708----17,947----+2,761
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Wantirna South - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
AncestryNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2006 to 2021
Chinese5,94828.714.12,42713.55.6+3,521
English4,57022.129.64,59325.630.5-23
Australian3,98019.227.85,40430.136.8-1,424
Indian1,3246.44.37224.02.0+602
Irish1,1675.68.01,2887.28.1-121
Scottish1,1495.57.81,0345.87.2+115
Sinhalese/Sri Lankan7893.82.95032.81.6+286
Italian7543.64.88424.74.9-88
Greek5232.52.25653.12.2-42
German4492.23.85062.84.1-57
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • Chinese (5,948 people or 28.7%)
  • English (4,570 people or 22.1%)
  • Australian (3,980 people or 19.2%)
  • Indian (1,324 people or 6.4%)
  • Irish (1,167 people or 5.6%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 16,989 responses in total, or 82.04% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Wantirna South and the City of Knox were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (28.7% compared to 14.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (19.2% compared to 27.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (22.1% compared to 29.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Irish ancestry (5.6% compared to 8.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Chinese (+3,521 persons)
  • Australian (-1,424 persons)
  • Indian (+602 persons)
  • Sinhalese/Sri Lankan (+286 persons)

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