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Legana - Grindelwald and District

Ancestry

The three largest ancestries in Legana - Grindelwald and District 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 Legana - Grindelwald and District 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 Legana - Grindelwald and District'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
Legana - Grindelwald and District - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%West Tamar Council area %Number%West Tamar Council area %2001 to 2021
Not stated2593.13.62516.15.4+8
Total responses8,282----4,105----+4,177
Total people6,147----3,655----+2,491
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Legana - Grindelwald and District - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
AncestryNumber%West Tamar Council area %Number%West Tamar Council area %2001 to 2021
English2,79045.445.01,43739.341.9+1,353
Australian2,69343.841.81,65345.245.7+1,039
Irish5859.59.92476.88.4+337
Scottish5719.310.2872.42.8+483
Dutch3325.44.22356.44.1+97
German2353.83.71223.33.0+113
Australian Aboriginal1672.72.600.00.0+167
Italian1262.01.8451.21.4+81
Chinese601.01.3140.40.5+46
Polish540.90.7200.60.6+34
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Legana - Grindelwald and District in 2021 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:

  • English (2,790 people or 45.4%)
  • Australian (2,693 people or 43.8%)
  • Irish (585 people or 9.5%)
  • Scottish (571 people or 9.3%)
  • Dutch (332 people or 5.4%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 6,971 responses in total, or 113.40% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Legana - Grindelwald and District and West Tamar Council area were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (43.8% compared to 41.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people with Dutch ancestry (5.4% compared to 4.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2001 and 2021 were:

  • English (+1,353 persons)
  • Australian (+1,039 persons)
  • Scottish (+483 persons)
  • Irish (+337 persons)

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