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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idThe three largest ancestries in Lawson Ward 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 Lawson Ward 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 Lawson Ward'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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Ancestry totals | Number | % | Waverley Council area % | Number | % | Waverley Council area % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Not stated | 1,338 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 1,984 | 9.7 | 8.7 | -647 |
| Total responses | 24,027 | -- | -- | 20,460 | -- | -- | +3,566 |
| Total people | 18,071 | -- | -- | 17,017 | -- | -- | +1,053 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Lawson Ward in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:
- English (5,806 people or 32.1%)
- Australian (4,010 people or 22.2%)
- Irish (2,672 people or 14.8%)
- Scottish (1,536 people or 8.5%)
- Chinese (1,077 people or 6.0%)
In combination these five ancestries account for 15,101 responses in total, or 83.56% of all responses.
The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Lawson Ward and Waverley Council area were:
- A larger percentage of people with Irish ancestry (14.8% compared to 12.0%)
- A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (6.0% compared to 3.7%)
- A larger percentage of people with English ancestry (32.1% compared to 30.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people with South African ancestry (1.5% compared to 3.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- English (+556 persons)
- Australian (+284 persons)
- Chinese (+256 persons)
- Irish (+193 persons)
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