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The three largest ancestries in Mornington Peninsula Shire in 2016 were English, Australian and Irish.

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 Mornington Peninsula Shire 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 Mornington Peninsula Shire'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

Ancestry - Totals
Mornington Peninsula Shire - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%HMAS Cerberus %Number%HMAS Cerberus %2011 to 2016
Not stated9,4274.62.19,3485.12.5+79
Total responses204,627----183,084----+21,543

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

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Ancestry - Ranked by size
Mornington Peninsula Shire - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
AncestryNumber%HMAS Cerberus %Number%HMAS Cerberus %2011 to 2016
English		70,35945.441.763,93944.244.9+6,420
Australian		58,06237.549.654,86037.947.6+3,202
map this data in atlas.idIrish19,44812.510.516,27211.312.4+3,176
map this data in atlas.idScottish18,31311.813.615,79010.912.3+2,523
Italian		6,3134.12.85,2773.62.8+1,036
German		6,2964.15.25,4243.85.7+872
Dutch		3,7072.42.13,5902.51.5+117
Greek		2,1291.40.91,8111.30.6+318
Welsh		1,3450.90.31,0880.80.6+257
New Zealander		1,2600.81.11,0950.81.5+165
Chinese		1,2310.80.69740.70.6+257
French		1,0620.70.77840.51.0+278
Polish		1,0060.60.78290.60.5+177
Maltese		7630.50.06990.51.1+64
Croatian		6760.40.06040.40.4+72
Indian		6160.40.64120.30.4+204
South African		5960.41.05200.40.3+76
Danish		5400.30.64430.30.3+97
Filipino		5380.31.03810.31.1+157
American		5250.30.04990.30.0+26
Hungarian		4850.30.04280.30.4+57
Inadequately Described		4810.30.53160.20.3+165
Spanish		4290.30.83430.20.6+86
Maori		4240.30.93930.30.8+31
Swedish		3770.20.03070.20.0+70
Austrian		3670.20.03120.20.3+55
Serbian		3600.20.52920.20.0+68
Russian		3380.20.02620.20.0+76
Sinhalese/Sri Lankan		3250.20.03080.20.0+17
Canadian		3100.20.02910.20.3+19
Swiss		2870.20.02470.20.0+40
Thai		2540.20.41520.10.0+102
Mauritian		2440.20.52390.20.0+5
Norwegian		2330.20.01860.10.0+47
Ukrainian		2270.10.01550.10.3+72
Latvian		2000.10.02000.10.00
Lebanese		1980.10.01730.10.3+25
Macedonian		1850.10.01370.10.0+48
Japanese		1660.10.01200.10.3+46
Czech		1480.10.01180.10.0+30
Chilean		1450.10.01110.10.3+34
Australian Aboriginal		1440.10.61170.10.0+27
Egyptian		1330.10.0910.10.0+42
Cypriot		1320.10.0830.10.0+49
Finnish		1310.10.01010.10.0+30
Portuguese		1280.10.01070.10.0+21
Other British		1190.10.0560.00.0+63
Turkish		1180.10.3770.10.0+41
Belgian		1130.10.0950.10.0+18
Indonesian		1120.10.01020.10.0+10
Malay		1080.10.4920.10.5+16
Vietnamese		1080.10.0790.10.3+29
Lithuanian		1050.10.0890.10.0+16
Slovene		1030.10.0810.10.0+22
Fijian		920.10.3760.10.4+16
Other North-Western European		820.10.0470.00.0+35
Argentinian		710.00.0350.00.0+36
Samoan		660.00.3530.00.3+13
Anglo-Indian		640.00.0290.00.0+35
Khmer (Cambodian)		630.00.0360.00.0+27
Other South American		620.00.3540.00.0+8
Caribbean Islander		600.00.0280.00.0+32
Estonian		570.00.0590.00.0-2
Romanian		570.00.0500.00.0+7
Other Eastern European		560.00.0600.00.0-4
Armenian		550.00.0460.00.0+9
Brazilian		530.00.0180.00.0+35
Cook Islander		530.00.5270.00.0+26
Other Middle-Eastern peoples		530.00.0380.00.0+15
Slovak		500.00.0400.00.3+10
Iranian		490.00.0210.00.0+28
Jewish		470.00.0410.00.3+6
Albanian		460.00.0490.00.0-3
Korean		410.00.0310.00.3+10
Burmese peoples		390.00.0300.00.3+9
Bosnian		390.00.0230.00.0+16
Colombian		350.00.0150.00.0+20
Other Southern and East African		350.00.0530.00.0-18
Papua New Guinean		340.00.3200.00.0+14
Bulgarian		320.00.0270.00.0+5
Mexican		320.00.0290.00.0+3
Assyrian/Chaldean		310.00.090.00.0+22
Peruvian		300.00.0140.00.0+16
Zimbabwean		300.00.0370.00.0-7
Afghan		290.00.0320.00.0-3
Other Polynesian		290.00.0200.00.0+9
Other North American		280.00.0180.00.0+10
Other Southern/South East European		280.00.0--------
Tongan		270.00.3150.00.0+12
Native American (Indian)		240.00.0160.00.3+8
Other Indian subcontinent		240.00.0210.00.0+3
Lao		220.00.070.00.0+15
Other Oceanian (inc. Melanesia & Micronesia)		210.00.0410.00.0-20
Central and West African		210.00.0190.00.0+2
Singaporean		210.00.3180.00.0+3
Torres Strait Islander		200.00.630.00.0+17
Uruguayan		190.00.0290.00.0-10
Nepalese		190.00.0150.00.0+4
Syrian		170.00.060.00.0+11
Pakistani		160.00.0100.00.0+6
Other South-East Asian		160.00.0170.00.0-1
Afrikaner		150.00.0190.00.0-4
Seychellois		150.00.0240.00.0-9
Timorese		150.00.0100.00.0+5
Punjabi		140.00.000.00.0+14
Arab not further described		140.00.0150.00.0-1
Sudanese		130.0--00.00.0+13
Taiwanese		130.00.060.00.0+7
Salvadoran		120.00.080.00.0+4
Other Northern Asian		120.00.080.00.0+4
Other Arab peoples		100.00.0100.00.00
Palestinian		100.00.030.00.0+7
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Ancestry, 2016
Ancestry, 2016 English, HMAS Cerberus: 41.7% Australian, HMAS Cerberus: 49.6% Irish, HMAS Cerberus: 10.5% Scottish, HMAS Cerberus: 13.6% Italian, HMAS Cerberus: 2.8% German, HMAS Cerberus: 5.2% Dutch, HMAS Cerberus: 2.1% Greek, HMAS Cerberus: 0.9% Welsh, HMAS Cerberus: 0.3% New Zealander, HMAS Cerberus: 1.1% English, Mornington Peninsula Shire: 45.4% Australian, Mornington Peninsula Shire: 37.5% Irish, Mornington Peninsula Shire: 12.5% Scottish, Mornington Peninsula Shire: 11.8% Italian, Mornington Peninsula Shire: 4.1% German, Mornington Peninsula Shire: 4.1% Dutch, Mornington Peninsula Shire: 2.4% Greek, Mornington Peninsula Shire: 1.4% Welsh, Mornington Peninsula Shire: 0.9% New Zealander, Mornington Peninsula Shire: 0.8%
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Change in ancestry, 2011 to 2016
Change in ancestry, 2011 to 2016 English, Mornington Peninsula Shire: +6,420 Australian, Mornington Peninsula Shire: +3,202 Irish, Mornington Peninsula Shire: +3,176 Scottish, Mornington Peninsula Shire: +2,523 Italian, Mornington Peninsula Shire: +1,036 German, Mornington Peninsula Shire: +872 Dutch, Mornington Peninsula Shire: +117 Greek, Mornington Peninsula Shire: +318 Welsh, Mornington Peninsula Shire: +257 New Zealander, Mornington Peninsula Shire: +165
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Mornington Peninsula Shire in 2016 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (70,359 people or 45.4%)
  • Australian (58,062 people or 37.5%)
  • Irish (19,448 people or 12.5%)
  • Scottish (18,313 people or 11.8%)
  • Italian (6,313 people or 4.1%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 172,495 responses in total, or 111.29% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Mornington Peninsula Shire and HMAS Cerberus were:

  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (45.4% compared to 41.7%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Irish ancestry (12.5% compared to 10.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (37.5% compared to 49.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Scottish ancestry (11.8% compared to 13.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2016 were:

  • English (+6,420 persons)
  • Australian (+3,202 persons)
  • Irish (+3,176 persons)
  • Scottish (+2,523 persons)

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