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Frenchs Forest Ward

Ancestry

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The three largest ancestries in Frenchs Forest Ward 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 Frenchs Forest Ward 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 Frenchs Forest Ward'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
Frenchs Forest Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Northern Beaches Council area %Number%Northern Beaches Council area %2001 to 2021
Not stated1,3371.82.72,0743.85.5-737
Total responses73,590----54,831----+18,759
Total people52,251----45,902----+6,349
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Frenchs Forest Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
AncestryNumber%Northern Beaches Council area %Number%Northern Beaches Council area %2001 to 2021
English20,16338.641.217,46638.139.5+2,697
Australian16,78032.131.116,13435.234.6+645
Irish6,06911.612.55,11211.112.1+956
Scottish5,20110.010.81,5733.43.5+3,628
Chinese3,3746.53.41,9394.22.4+1,435
Italian2,6825.15.51,8554.04.0+826
German1,9233.74.11,4693.23.3+454
Armenian1,3462.60.71,1882.60.7+158
French1,0031.91.52870.60.7+715
Dutch8831.72.06681.51.8+214
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Frenchs Forest Ward in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (20,163 people or 38.6%)
  • Australian (16,780 people or 32.1%)
  • Irish (6,069 people or 11.6%)
  • Scottish (5,201 people or 10.0%)
  • Chinese (3,374 people or 6.5%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 51,587 responses in total, or 98.73% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Frenchs Forest Ward and Northern Beaches Council area were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (6.5% compared to 3.4%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Armenian ancestry (2.6% compared to 0.7%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (32.1% compared to 31.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (38.6% compared to 41.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • Scottish (+3,628 persons)
  • English (+2,697 persons)
  • Chinese (+1,435 persons)
  • Irish (+956 persons)

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