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Middle Harbour Ward

Ancestry

The three largest ancestries in Middle Harbour Ward in 2021 were Chinese, English and Australian.

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 Middle Harbour 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 Middle Harbour 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
Middle Harbour Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Ancestry totalsNumber%Northbridge %Number%Northbridge %2016 to 2021
Not stated6472.83.08193.83.1-173
Total responses23,303----21,570----+1,733
Total people17,967----17,625----+341
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
Middle Harbour Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
AncestryNumber%Northbridge %Number%Northbridge %2016 to 2021
Chinese4,91227.312.64,37524.810.9+537
English4,37324.334.04,33524.636.5+37
Australian3,89421.728.53,81221.628.8+81
Irish1,6038.913.61,7539.914.3-151
Scottish1,2897.210.31,2086.99.9+80
Italian7594.23.87424.23.1+17
Armenian4452.51.24142.41.3+30
German4352.43.24062.33.7+28
Korean4292.40.44572.60.3-28
Indian3632.01.53071.71.1+55
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).

Dominant groups

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

  • Chinese (4,912 people or 27.3%)
  • English (4,373 people or 24.3%)
  • Australian (3,894 people or 21.7%)
  • Irish (1,603 people or 8.9%)
  • Scottish (1,289 people or 7.2%)

In combination these five ancestries account for 16,071 responses in total, or 89.45% of all responses.

The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Middle Harbour Ward and Northbridge were:

  • A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (27.3% compared to 12.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (24.3% compared to 34.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (21.7% compared to 28.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people with Irish ancestry (8.9% compared to 13.6%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Chinese (+537 persons)
  • Irish (-151 persons)
  • Australian (+81 persons)
  • Scottish (+80 persons)

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