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Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)

Ancestry

The three largest ancestries in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) 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 Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) 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 Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)'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
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %2006 to 2021
Not stated9713.32.71,1575.64.8-187
Total responses29,366----20,708----+8,657
Total people25,011----18,243----+6,767
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
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
AncestryNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %2006 to 2021
Chinese9,16536.626.93,48319.114.3+5,682
English3,62614.519.43,18317.520.7+442
Australian2,97711.917.13,61319.825.4-637
Greek2,0918.48.02,26312.49.1-173
Italian1,6806.79.61,91110.511.5-231
Irish1,0304.15.79855.46.4+44
Scottish9703.95.39145.05.4+56
Iranian8913.62.91911.10.8+699
Indian7653.12.92871.61.7+478
Korean4221.71.01951.10.5+226
Show all (98 entries)

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

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • Chinese (9,165 people or 36.6%)
  • English (3,626 people or 14.5%)
  • Australian (2,977 people or 11.9%)
  • Greek (2,091 people or 8.4%)
  • Italian (1,680 people or 6.7%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 19,539 responses in total, or 78.12% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) and the City of Manningham were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (36.6% compared to 26.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (11.9% compared to 17.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (14.5% compared to 19.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Italian ancestry (6.7% compared to 9.6%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Chinese (+5,682 persons)
  • Iranian (+699 persons)
  • Australian (-637 persons)
  • Indian (+478 persons)

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