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Dromana - Safety Beach

Ancestry

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The three largest ancestries in Dromana - Safety Beach in 2021 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 Dromana - Safety Beach 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 Dromana - Safety Beach'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
Dromana - Safety Beach - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %2016 to 2021
Not stated8404.94.26925.04.6+148
Total responses17,119----13,744----+3,375
Total people12,958----10,638----+2,320
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
Dromana - Safety Beach - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %2016 to 2021
English5,26540.645.24,51642.545.4+749
Australian4,49234.737.43,57233.637.5+920
Irish1,52811.812.51,26711.912.5+261
Scottish1,39910.812.21,18411.111.8+215
Italian9347.24.76596.24.1+275
Greek5534.31.63903.71.4+163
German4963.84.04544.34.1+42
Dutch3062.42.52472.32.4+59
Australian Aboriginal1150.91.060.10.1+109
New Zealander1060.80.8830.80.8+23
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Dromana - Safety Beach in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (5,265 people or 40.6%)
  • Australian (4,492 people or 34.7%)
  • Irish (1,528 people or 11.8%)
  • Scottish (1,399 people or 10.8%)
  • Italian (934 people or 7.2%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 13,618 responses in total, or 105.09% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Dromana - Safety Beach and Mornington Peninsula Shire were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Greek ancestry (4.3% compared to 1.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Italian ancestry (7.2% compared to 4.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (40.6% compared to 45.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (34.7% compared to 37.4%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Australian (+920 persons)
  • English (+749 persons)
  • Italian (+275 persons)
  • Irish (+261 persons)

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