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The three largest ancestries in Aintree in 2021 were Indian, Punjabi 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 Aintree 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 Aintree'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
Aintree - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Not stated4314.46.02415.35.9+406
Total responses9,750----163----+9,587
Total people7,975----160----+7,815
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
Aintree - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Indian1,73521.88.075.05.0+1,727
Punjabi1,03913.03.100.00.5+1,039
Australian82010.320.92415.224.1+796
English6568.218.52213.822.5+634
Sikh6528.21.6--------
Filipino5777.24.753.24.1+572
Maltese3404.36.54528.27.6+295
Italian2993.76.0127.96.6+286
Other Indian subcontinent2272.80.953.50.5+221
Vietnamese2172.72.632.12.2+214
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • Indian (1,735 people or 21.8%)
  • Punjabi (1,039 people or 13.0%)
  • Australian (820 people or 10.3%)
  • English (656 people or 8.2%)
  • Sikh (652 people or 8.2%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 4,902 responses in total, or 61.47% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Aintree and the City of Melton were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Indian ancestry (21.8% compared to 8.0%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Punjabi ancestry (13.0% compared to 3.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (10.3% compared to 20.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (8.2% compared to 18.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Indian (+1,727 persons)
  • Punjabi (+1,039 persons)
  • Australian (+796 persons)
  • English (+634 persons)

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