Maranoa Ward
Ancestry
The three largest ancestries in Maranoa Ward in 2016 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 Maranoa 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 Maranoa 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.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's ancestry?'
Multi-response
Total population
| Ancestry - Totals | ||||||||
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| Maranoa Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry totals | Number | % | Riversdale Ward % | Number | % | Riversdale Ward % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Not stated | 617 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 591 | 3.0 | 5.0 | +26 | 37500 |
| Total responses | 19,422 | -- | -- | 19,687 | -- | -- | -265 | 37502 |
| Total people | 16,172 | -- | -- | 16,189 | -- | -- | -17 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Ancestry - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Maranoa Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry | Number | % | Riversdale Ward % | Number | % | Riversdale Ward % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Chinese | 4,871 | 30.1 | 10.2 | 37024 | 3,798 | 23.5 | 8.7 | +1,073 |
| English | 3,579 | 22.1 | 31.2 | 37033 | 3,906 | 24.1 | 30.6 | -326 |
| Australian | 2,777 | 17.2 | 24.3 | 37010 | 3,511 | 21.7 | 26.7 | -735 |
| Irish | 1,414 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 37050 | 1,450 | 9.0 | 13.3 | -36 |
| Scottish | 1,102 | 6.8 | 11.2 | 37100 | 1,160 | 7.2 | 11.6 | -58 |
| Italian | 982 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 37051 | 1,007 | 6.2 | 4.4 | -25 |
| Greek | 867 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 37042 | 899 | 5.6 | 2.8 | -32 |
| Indian | 627 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 37046 | 512 | 3.2 | 5.3 | +115 |
| German | 386 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 37041 | 418 | 2.6 | 3.3 | -32 |
| Vietnamese | 257 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 37123 | 207 | 1.3 | 0.7 | +50 |
| Sinhalese/Sri Lankan | 220 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 370131 | 172 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +48 |
| Dutch | 148 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 37031 | 163 | 1.0 | 1.4 | -14 |
| Korean | 117 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 37056 | 127 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -10 |
| Polish | 101 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 37093 | 142 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -41 |
| Malay | 83 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 37063 | 86 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -3 |
| Iranian | 82 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 37048 | 58 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +24 |
| Taiwanese | 77 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 37114 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +53 |
| New Zealander | 73 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 37070 | 132 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -60 |
| French | 71 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 37040 | 87 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -16 |
| Turkish | 67 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 37120 | 60 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +7 |
| Indonesian | 65 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 37047 | 66 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1 |
| Pakistani | 62 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 37089 | 41 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +21 |
| Macedonian | 60 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 37062 | 64 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -4 |
| American | 59 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 37004 | 75 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -16 |
| Egyptian | 57 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 37032 | 33 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +24 |
| Croatian | 57 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 37027 | 75 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -18 |
| Filipino | 55 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 37038 | 64 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -9 |
| South African | 54 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37108 | 53 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +1 |
| Maltese | 53 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37064 | 87 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -33 |
| Cypriot | 51 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 37028 | 45 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Japanese | 49 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37052 | 44 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +5 |
| Hungarian | 47 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37044 | 76 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -29 |
| Welsh | 44 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 37124 | 37 | 0.2 | 0.8 | +7 |
| Russian | 40 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 37097 | 54 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -14 |
| Inadequately Described | 38 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37045 | 33 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +5 |
| Lebanese | 37 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37060 | 40 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -3 |
| Serbian | 36 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37101 | 47 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -11 |
| Austrian | 35 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 37013 | 39 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -4 |
| Slovene | 31 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 37106 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +10 |
| Bengali/Bangladeshi | 30 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 370130 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +25 |
| Spanish | 30 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37109 | 43 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -12 |
| Thai | 30 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 37116 | 38 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -8 |
| Romanian | 25 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 37096 | 37 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -12 |
| Tamil | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37115 | 38 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -14 |
| Danish | 23 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37030 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +2 |
| Swiss | 22 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37112 | 38 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -16 |
| Other Indian subcontinent | 22 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 37078 | 36 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -14 |
| Mauritian | 19 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37066 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -2 |
| Czech | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37029 | 32 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -13 |
| Portuguese | 18 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37094 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1 |
| Arab not further described | 15 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 37006 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +5 |
| Canadian | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37020 | 13 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +1 |
| Syrian | 14 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37113 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +14 |
| Palestinian | 13 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37090 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +13 |
| Lithuanian | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37061 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Iraqi | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37049 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +13 |
| Tongan | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37118 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +9 |
| Other North American | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37080 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +7 |
| Maori | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37065 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37055 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Chilean | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37023 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -5 |
| Albanian | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37003 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +10 |
| Other South American | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37085 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +7 |
| Mexican | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37067 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +10 |
| Singaporean | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37103 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +4 |
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Excludes ancestries with fewer than 10 responses (multi-response).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the ancestry responses of the population in Maranoa Ward in 2016 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:
- Chinese (4,871 people or 30.1%)
- English (3,579 people or 22.1%)
- Australian (2,777 people or 17.2%)
- Irish (1,414 people or 8.7%)
- Scottish (1,102 people or 6.8%)
In combination these five ancestries account for 13,743 responses in total, or 84.99% of all responses.
The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Maranoa Ward and Riversdale Ward were:
- A larger percentage of people with Chinese ancestry (30.1% compared to 10.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (22.1% compared to 31.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Australian ancestry (17.2% compared to 24.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people with Irish ancestry (8.7% compared to 13.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Chinese (+1,073 persons)
- Australian (-735 persons)
- English (-326 persons)
- Indian (+115 persons)