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Warringah Council area

Ancestry

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The three largest ancestries in Warringah Council area 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 Warringah Council area 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 Warringah Council area'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
Warringah Council area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%North Narrabeen %Number%North Narrabeen %2016 to 2021
Not stated5,5412.52.97,9484.04.1-2,407
Total responses218,739----201,152----+17,587
Total people156,911----150,529----+6,382
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
Warringah Council area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%North Narrabeen %Number%North Narrabeen %2016 to 2021
English60,75238.743.257,98938.542.4+2,763
Australian48,14730.738.246,56430.938.0+1,583
Irish18,34611.712.118,41812.212.7-72
Scottish15,5649.910.614,7669.89.9+798
Italian9,8346.33.68,3395.54.1+1,495
Chinese6,7734.31.36,0854.00.9+688
German6,1123.94.55,5173.74.1+595
Dutch3,0201.92.72,6981.82.7+322
French2,3691.50.71,8731.20.7+496
Filipino2,1101.31.01,7541.20.8+356
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Warringah Council area in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (60,752 people or 38.7%)
  • Australian (48,147 people or 30.7%)
  • Irish (18,346 people or 11.7%)
  • Scottish (15,564 people or 9.9%)
  • Italian (9,834 people or 6.3%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 152,643 responses in total, or 97.28% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Warringah Council area and North Narrabeen were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (4.3% compared to 1.3%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Italian ancestry (6.3% compared to 3.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (30.7% compared to 38.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (38.7% compared to 43.2%)

Emerging groups

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

  • English (+2,763 persons)
  • Australian (+1,583 persons)
  • Italian (+1,495 persons)
  • Australian Aboriginal (+969 persons)

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