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Munno Para West - Downs

Ancestry

The three largest ancestries in Munno Para West - Downs in 2021 were English, Australian and Scottish.

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 Munno Para West - Downs 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 Munno Para West - Downs'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
Munno Para West - Downs - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2006 to 2021
Not stated3203.04.8774.86.6+243
Total responses10,790----1,590----+9,200
Total people7,760----1,336----+6,423
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
Munno Para West - Downs - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
AncestryNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2006 to 2021
English3,40643.941.651338.444.4+2,892
Australian3,05539.435.649537.138.0+2,559
Scottish5717.47.6856.48.0+486
Irish5066.56.2473.56.4+459
German4746.15.7906.75.8+384
Italian4035.24.015411.53.8+249
Australian Aboriginal2873.74.080.60.5+279
South Sudanese1702.20.8--------
Dutch1291.71.7332.52.1+95
Inadequately Described1151.51.100.10.3+114
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Munno Para West - Downs in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (3,406 people or 43.9%)
  • Australian (3,055 people or 39.4%)
  • Scottish (571 people or 7.4%)
  • Irish (506 people or 6.5%)
  • German (474 people or 6.1%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 8,012 responses in total, or 103.25% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Munno Para West - Downs and the City of Playford were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (39.4% compared to 35.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (43.9% compared to 41.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people with South Sudanese ancestry (2.2% compared to 0.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Italian ancestry (5.2% compared to 4.0%)

Emerging groups

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

  • English (+2,892 persons)
  • Australian (+2,559 persons)
  • Scottish (+486 persons)
  • Irish (+459 persons)

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