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The three largest ancestries in Shoalhaven Heads 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 Shoalhaven Heads 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 Shoalhaven Heads'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
Shoalhaven Heads - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Milton %Number%Milton %2011 to 2021
Not stated2074.88.41734.713.0+34
Total responses4,331----3,693----+637
Total people3,264----2,987----+277
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Shoalhaven Heads - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
AncestryNumber%Milton %Number%Milton %2011 to 2021
English1,52746.843.91,33844.838.6+189
Australian1,27839.237.21,26142.241.9+16
Irish42813.113.432610.910.9+102
Scottish38011.612.52829.410.3+98
German1223.73.51274.32.9-6
Australian Aboriginal1083.32.2130.40.0+95
Italian621.93.4411.41.7+20
Dutch501.52.1421.40.9+7
New Zealander310.90.9170.60.9+13
Maltese270.80.460.20.5+21
Show all (25 entries)

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

Dominant groups

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

  • English (1,527 people or 46.8%)
  • Australian (1,278 people or 39.2%)
  • Irish (428 people or 13.1%)
  • Scottish (380 people or 11.6%)
  • German (122 people or 3.7%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 3,735 responses in total, or 114.43% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Shoalhaven Heads and Milton were:

  • A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (46.8% compared to 43.9%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (39.2% compared to 37.2%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Australian Aboriginal ancestry (3.3% compared to 2.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Italian ancestry (1.9% compared to 3.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2021 were:

  • English (+189 persons)
  • Irish (+102 persons)
  • Scottish (+98 persons)
  • Australian Aboriginal (+95 persons)

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