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Murray Shire CouncilCommunity profile

The three largest ancestries in the Shire of Murray in 2021 were English, Australian and Scottish.

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 the Shire of Murray 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 the Shire of Murray'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
Shire of Murray - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2006 to 2021
Not stated1,3855.84.11,1027.76.7+283
Total responses23,817----14,328----+9,489
Total people18,078----11,973----+6,105
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
Shire of Murray - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
AncestryNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2006 to 2021
English8,64147.837.15,27744.137.3+3,364
Australian7,54641.728.05,19143.433.6+2,355
Scottish1,91210.68.71,0198.57.9+893
Irish1,6379.18.89497.98.0+688
Italian6093.45.52922.45.7+317
German5252.92.83292.72.7+196
Australian Aboriginal4782.61.8200.20.2+458
Dutch3892.22.02422.02.1+147
New Zealander1991.11.11231.01.1+76
Maori1690.91.1290.20.6+140
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • English (8,641 people or 47.8%)
  • Australian (7,546 people or 41.7%)
  • Scottish (1,912 people or 10.6%)
  • Irish (1,637 people or 9.1%)
  • Italian (609 people or 3.4%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 20,345 responses in total, or 112.54% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in the Shire of Murray and Greater Perth were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (41.7% compared to 28.0%)
  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (47.8% compared to 37.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (0.4% compared to 5.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Indian ancestry (0.4% compared to 3.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • English (+3,364 persons)
  • Australian (+2,355 persons)
  • Scottish (+893 persons)
  • Irish (+688 persons)

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