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Growth LGAs in NSW

Ancestry

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The three largest ancestries in Growth LGAs in NSW in 2021 were Australian, English and Indian.

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 Growth LGAs in NSW 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 Growth LGAs in NSW'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
Growth LGAs in NSW - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %Number%National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %2016 to 2021
Not stated85,4464.94.769,8724.85.0+15,574
Total responses1,749,490----1,467,145----+282,345
Total people1,389,582----1,178,353----+211,229
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
Growth LGAs in NSW - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %Number%National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) %2016 to 2021
Australian333,03624.027.1316,15226.829.2+16,884
English299,93321.629.2293,70724.931.7+6,226
Indian109,4067.95.977,3836.64.6+32,023
Irish78,8085.76.984,6417.28.2-5,833
Chinese72,3505.23.554,6804.63.3+17,670
Scottish67,0484.86.866,8185.77.4+230
Filipino65,5564.72.951,2274.32.5+14,329
Italian55,5904.04.249,1784.24.4+6,412
Australian Aboriginal38,5832.82.44,5150.40.3+34,068
Lebanese33,8532.41.128,0752.41.1+5,778
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • Australian (333,036 people or 24.0%)
  • English (299,933 people or 21.6%)
  • Indian (109,406 people or 7.9%)
  • Irish (78,808 people or 5.7%)
  • Chinese (72,350 people or 5.2%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 893,533 responses in total, or 64.30% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Growth LGAs in NSW and National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Indian ancestry (7.9% compared to 5.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (21.6% compared to 29.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (24.0% compared to 27.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Scottish ancestry (4.8% compared to 6.8%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Australian Aboriginal (+34,068 persons)
  • Indian (+32,023 persons)
  • Chinese (+17,670 persons)
  • Australian (+16,884 persons)

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