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The three largest ancestries in Epping in 2021 were Australian, English and Italian.

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 Epping 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 Epping'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
Epping - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%City of Whittlesea %Number%City of Whittlesea %2016 to 2021
Not stated1,0696.04.49135.34.5+155
Total responses17,697----17,323----+373
Total people14,658----14,869-----211
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Ancestry - Ranked by size
Epping - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%City of Whittlesea %Number%City of Whittlesea %2016 to 2021
Australian2,85019.419.73,13921.120.0-289
English2,69418.417.62,73218.418.7-38
Italian1,70011.612.21,78912.013.2-90
Macedonian9456.46.19536.46.6-9
Indian9166.27.91,0226.96.7-107
Greek7805.35.37685.25.9+11
Irish7505.14.98565.85.6-107
Chinese6734.64.36434.34.4+29
Scottish5894.04.06694.54.3-81
Lebanese4012.72.23752.52.4+25
Show all (82 entries)

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

Dominant groups

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

  • Australian (2,850 people or 19.4%)
  • English (2,694 people or 18.4%)
  • Italian (1,700 people or 11.6%)
  • Macedonian (945 people or 6.4%)
  • Indian (916 people or 6.2%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 9,105 responses in total, or 62.12% of all responses.

The major difference between the ancestries of the population in Epping and the City of Whittlesea was:

  • A smaller percentage of people with Indian ancestry (6.2% compared to 7.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Australian (-289 persons)
  • Australian Aboriginal (+188 persons)
  • Punjabi (+157 persons)
  • Nepalese (+146 persons)

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