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The three largest ancestries in Templestowe 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 Templestowe 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 Templestowe'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
Templestowe - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %2006 to 2021
Not stated5982.92.79144.84.8-317
Total responses20,461----18,930----+1,530
Total people16,800----16,336----+464
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
Templestowe - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
AncestryNumber%City of Manningham %Number%City of Manningham %2006 to 2021
Chinese4,01423.926.92,20413.514.3+1,809
English3,06918.319.43,06118.720.7+8
Australian2,73316.317.13,88523.825.4-1,152
Italian1,92311.49.61,96412.011.5-42
Greek1,5939.58.01,5729.69.1+21
Irish9215.55.71,0346.36.4-114
Scottish8455.05.38155.05.4+30
Iranian5603.32.91510.90.8+409
Indian4963.02.93512.21.7+144
German3432.02.24182.62.6-76
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • Chinese (4,014 people or 23.9%)
  • English (3,069 people or 18.3%)
  • Australian (2,733 people or 16.3%)
  • Italian (1,923 people or 11.4%)
  • Greek (1,593 people or 9.5%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 13,332 responses in total, or 79.36% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Templestowe and the City of Manningham were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Italian ancestry (11.4% compared to 9.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Greek ancestry (9.5% compared to 8.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (23.9% compared to 26.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (18.3% compared to 19.4%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Chinese (+1,809 persons)
  • Australian (-1,152 persons)
  • Iranian (+409 persons)
  • Indian (+144 persons)

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