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

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 Rowville 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 Rowville'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
Rowville - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
Not stated9122.12.81,0562.53.4-144
Total responses43,634----42,976----+658
Total people33,577----33,641-----65
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
Rowville - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
English8,70825.929.69,03126.831.5-323
Australian8,48625.327.88,85526.329.2-370
Chinese4,50013.414.13,81111.311.1+688
Irish2,4007.18.02,5637.69.2-163
Italian2,3847.14.82,4767.44.9-92
Scottish2,1986.57.82,1736.58.1+24
Indian1,6124.84.31,5024.53.7+110
Sinhalese/Sri Lankan1,3934.12.91,3283.92.6+65
Greek1,1003.32.21,1473.42.3-47
German9933.03.81,1033.34.0-111
Show all (104 entries)

Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • English (8,708 people or 25.9%)
  • Australian (8,486 people or 25.3%)
  • Chinese (4,500 people or 13.4%)
  • Irish (2,400 people or 7.1%)
  • Italian (2,384 people or 7.1%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 26,478 responses in total, or 78.86% of all responses.

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

  • A larger percentage of people with Italian ancestry (7.1% compared to 4.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Sinhalese/Sri Lankan ancestry (4.1% compared to 2.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (25.9% compared to 29.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (25.3% compared to 27.8%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Chinese (+688 persons)
  • Australian (-370 persons)
  • English (-323 persons)
  • Irish (-163 persons)

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