Keilor East (N)
Ancestry
The three largest ancestries in Keilor East (N) in 2016 were English, Australian and Italian.
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 Keilor East (N) 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 Keilor East (N)'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's ancestry?'
Multi-response
Total population
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| Keilor East (N) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry totals | Number | % | Keilor East % | Number | % | Keilor East % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Not stated | 1,223 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 1,109 | 4.7 | 5.5 | +114 | 37500 |
| Total responses | 25,786 | -- | -- | 23,362 | -- | -- | +2,424 | 37502 |
| Total people | 20,560 | -- | -- | 18,845 | -- | -- | +1,715 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Ancestry - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Keilor East (N) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry | Number | % | Keilor East % | Number | % | Keilor East % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| English | 5,342 | 26.0 | 23.9 | 37033 | 4,895 | 26.0 | 24.6 | +447 |
| Australian | 5,098 | 24.8 | 24.0 | 37010 | 5,297 | 28.1 | 27.8 | -199 |
| Italian | 3,091 | 15.0 | 16.4 | 37051 | 2,788 | 14.8 | 16.4 | +303 |
| Irish | 2,917 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 37050 | 2,587 | 13.7 | 12.0 | +330 |
| Scottish | 1,656 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 37100 | 1,484 | 7.9 | 6.5 | +172 |
| Greek | 956 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 37042 | 863 | 4.6 | 3.7 | +93 |
| Indian | 911 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 37046 | 750 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +161 |
| Chinese | 789 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 37024 | 598 | 3.2 | 2.8 | +191 |
| German | 596 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 37041 | 485 | 2.6 | 3.0 | +111 |
| Maltese | 454 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 37064 | 343 | 1.8 | 2.6 | +111 |
| Croatian | 301 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 37027 | 212 | 1.1 | 1.8 | +89 |
| Dutch | 242 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 37031 | 204 | 1.1 | 1.1 | +38 |
| Vietnamese | 230 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 37123 | 124 | 0.7 | 0.6 | +106 |
| Polish | 215 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 37093 | 175 | 0.9 | 1.3 | +40 |
| Lebanese | 180 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 37060 | 175 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +5 |
| Nepalese | 173 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 37069 | 40 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +133 |
| Sinhalese/Sri Lankan | 154 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 370131 | 92 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +62 |
| Turkish | 113 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 37120 | 95 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +18 |
| Ukrainian | 108 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 37121 | 130 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -22 |
| Spanish | 102 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 37109 | 89 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +13 |
| New Zealander | 97 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 37070 | 100 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -3 |
| Filipino | 97 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 37038 | 108 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -11 |
| Macedonian | 89 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 37062 | 70 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +19 |
| Korean | 88 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 37056 | 58 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +30 |
| French | 87 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 37040 | 82 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +5 |
| Serbian | 84 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 37101 | 60 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +24 |
| Inadequately Described | 83 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 37045 | 48 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +35 |
| Russian | 75 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 37097 | 47 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +28 |
| Cypriot | 68 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 37028 | 58 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +10 |
| Welsh | 67 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 37124 | 58 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +9 |
| Egyptian | 59 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 37032 | 81 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -22 |
| Other Indian subcontinent | 58 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37078 | 42 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +16 |
| Hungarian | 54 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 37044 | 70 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -16 |
| Iranian | 53 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 37048 | 18 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +35 |
| Pakistani | 53 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37089 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +30 |
| Thai | 49 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37116 | 36 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +13 |
| Japanese | 49 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 37052 | 55 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -6 |
| American | 49 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 37004 | 56 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -7 |
| Colombian | 41 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37025 | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +23 |
| Austrian | 38 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37013 | 53 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -15 |
| Anglo-Indian | 36 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37005 | 45 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -9 |
| Mauritian | 36 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 37066 | 37 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1 |
| Albanian | 34 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37003 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +9 |
| Syrian | 33 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37113 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +14 |
| Portuguese | 32 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37094 | 34 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -2 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean | 31 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37009 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +23 |
| Danish | 30 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37030 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +7 |
| Chilean | 30 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37023 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +6 |
| South African | 28 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37108 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +6 |
| Slovene | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37106 | 49 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -22 |
| Swiss | 22 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37112 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -2 |
| Other Southern and East African | 21 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37087 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +2 |
| Bengali/Bangladeshi | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 370130 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1 |
| Lithuanian | 20 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37061 | 36 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -16 |
| Latvian | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37059 | 31 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -12 |
| Canadian | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37020 | 35 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -16 |
| Iraqi | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37049 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +15 |
| Swedish | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37111 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +3 |
| Somali | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37107 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +14 |
| Punjabi | 18 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37095 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Indonesian | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37047 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Arab not further described | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37006 | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -15 |
| Bosnian | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37016 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 |
| Ethiopian | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37036 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +7 |
| Fijian | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37037 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +3 |
| Malay | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37063 | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Mexican | 13 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37067 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Maori | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37065 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -9 |
| Caribbean Islander | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37021 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +2 |
| Australian Aboriginal | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37011 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +4 |
| Brazilian | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37017 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +2 |
| Burmese peoples | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37019 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +3 |
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Keilor East (N) in 2016 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:
- English (5,342 people or 26.0%)
- Australian (5,098 people or 24.8%)
- Italian (3,091 people or 15.0%)
- Irish (2,917 people or 14.2%)
- Scottish (1,656 people or 8.1%)
In combination these five ancestries account for 18,104 responses in total, or 88.05% of all responses.
The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Keilor East (N) and Keilor East were:
- A larger percentage of people with Irish ancestry (14.2% compared to 12.0%)
- A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (26.0% compared to 23.9%)
- A larger percentage of people with Scottish ancestry (8.1% compared to 6.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Italian ancestry (15.0% compared to 16.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2016 were:
- English (+447 persons)
- Irish (+330 persons)
- Italian (+303 persons)
- Australian (-199 persons)