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Warrnambool (South East) - Hopkins)

Ancestry

The three largest ancestries in Warrnambool (South East) - Hopkins) 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 Warrnambool (South East) - Hopkins) 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 Warrnambool (South East) - Hopkins)'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
Warrnambool (South East) - Hopkins) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Warrnambool City %Number%Warrnambool City %2011 to 2021
Not stated2394.34.74579.96.1-218
Total responses5,547----4,613----+934
Total people4,204----3,882----+322
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
Warrnambool (South East) - Hopkins) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
AncestryNumber%Warrnambool City %Number%Warrnambool City %2011 to 2021
English1,74341.541.21,47938.138.4+264
Australian1,65339.339.21,45937.641.6+193
Irish77618.518.863616.417.8+140
Scottish58814.012.648012.411.2+108
German1914.64.01493.93.9+42
Dutch842.02.0551.42.0+29
Italian711.71.7501.31.3+21
Australian Aboriginal511.22.000.00.2+51
French340.80.5230.60.4+12
Filipino280.70.8240.60.3+5
Show all (22 entries)

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

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Warrnambool (South East) - Hopkins) in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (1,743 people or 41.5%)
  • Australian (1,653 people or 39.3%)
  • Irish (776 people or 18.5%)
  • Scottish (588 people or 14.0%)
  • German (191 people or 4.6%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 4,951 responses in total, or 117.79% of all responses.

The major difference between the ancestries of the population in Warrnambool (South East) - Hopkins) and Warrnambool City was:

  • A larger percentage of people with Scottish ancestry (14.0% compared to 12.6%)

Emerging groups

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

  • English (+264 persons)
  • Australian (+193 persons)
  • Irish (+140 persons)
  • Scottish (+108 persons)

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