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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)20212006Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Northern Beaches Council area %Number%Northern Beaches Council area %2006 to 2021
Not stated5,5412.52.78,6065.25.8-3,065
Total responses218,739----167,032----+51,707
Total people156,911----133,788----+23,123
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
Warringah Council area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
AncestryNumber%Northern Beaches Council area %Number%Northern Beaches Council area %2006 to 2021
English60,75238.741.246,66234.936.5+14,090
Australian48,14730.731.149,36536.937.1-1,218
Irish18,34611.712.513,75110.310.7+4,595
Scottish15,5649.910.811,1148.38.8+4,450
Italian9,8346.35.56,8745.14.3+2,960
Chinese6,7734.33.44,3663.32.6+2,407
German6,1123.94.14,2263.23.4+1,886
Dutch3,0201.92.02,4071.81.9+613
French2,3691.51.51,1850.91.0+1,184
Filipino2,1101.31.01,1620.90.6+948
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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 difference between the ancestries of the population in Warringah Council area and Northern Beaches Council area was:

  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (38.7% compared to 41.2%)

Emerging groups

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

  • English (+14,090 persons)
  • Irish (+4,595 persons)
  • Scottish (+4,450 persons)
  • Italian (+2,960 persons)

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