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The three largest ancestries in Dundas in 2021 were Chinese, English and Australian.

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 Dundas 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 Dundas'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
Dundas - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Wentworthville - Pendle Hill %Number%Wentworthville - Pendle Hill %2006 to 2021
Not stated1802.96.42225.47.6-42
Total responses6,276----4,145----+2,130
Total people5,077----3,499----+1,577
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
Dundas - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
AncestryNumber%Wentworthville - Pendle Hill %Number%Wentworthville - Pendle Hill %2006 to 2021
Chinese1,22724.27.639211.29.8+835
English93618.410.774821.418.6+187
Australian85916.911.91,09931.424.2-240
Korean4438.71.21163.30.9+327
Irish2855.63.32587.45.6+26
Scottish2565.02.42256.54.9+30
Italian2344.62.61464.23.9+88
Filipino1653.33.4591.72.2+106
Indian1573.123.5722.16.8+85
Lebanese1513.04.01424.16.0+9
Show all (53 entries)

Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • Chinese (1,227 people or 24.2%)
  • English (936 people or 18.4%)
  • Australian (859 people or 16.9%)
  • Korean (443 people or 8.7%)
  • Irish (285 people or 5.6%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 3,750 responses in total, or 73.86% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Dundas and Wentworthville - Pendle Hill were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (24.2% compared to 7.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (18.4% compared to 10.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Indian ancestry (3.1% compared to 23.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Tamil ancestry (0.4% compared to 8.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Chinese (+835 persons)
  • Korean (+327 persons)
  • Australian (-240 persons)
  • English (+187 persons)

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