Broken Hill City
Ancestry
The three largest ancestries in Broken Hill City in 2016 were Australian, English 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 Broken Hill City 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 Broken Hill City'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
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| Broken Hill City - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry totals | Number | % | Regional SA % | Number | % | Regional SA % | 2001 to 2016 | |
| Not stated | 1,638 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 1,762 | 8.0 | 5.7 | -124 | 37500 |
| Total responses | 21,477 | -- | -- | 21,896 | -- | -- | -419 | 37502 |
| Total people | 17,701 | -- | -- | 20,354 | -- | -- | -2,653 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Ancestry - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Broken Hill City - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Ancestry | Number | % | Regional SA % | Number | % | Regional SA % | 2001 to 2016 | |
| Australian | 8,424 | 47.6 | 42.1 | 37010 | 10,889 | 53.5 | 44.8 | -2,465 |
| English | 6,782 | 38.3 | 41.1 | 37033 | 6,462 | 31.7 | 37.9 | +320 |
| Irish | 1,667 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 37050 | 1,588 | 7.8 | 7.3 | +79 |
| Scottish | 1,476 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 37100 | 387 | 1.9 | 2.5 | +1,089 |
| German | 849 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 37041 | 756 | 3.7 | 9.8 | +93 |
| Italian | 557 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 37051 | 498 | 2.4 | 2.0 | +59 |
| Maltese | 236 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 37064 | 239 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -3 |
| Australian Aboriginal | 168 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 37011 | 71 | 0.3 | 1.4 | +97 |
| Filipino | 149 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 37038 | 58 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +91 |
| Dutch | 81 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 37031 | 74 | 0.4 | 1.5 | +7 |
| Indian | 77 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 37046 | 38 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +39 |
| Greek | 74 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 37042 | 121 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -47 |
| Welsh | 67 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 37124 | 39 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +28 |
| Croatian | 65 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 37027 | 37 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +28 |
| Inadequately Described | 61 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 37045 | 44 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +17 |
| French | 58 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 37040 | 39 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +19 |
| Serbian | 51 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 37101 | 80 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -29 |
| Polish | 49 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 37093 | 44 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +5 |
| Chinese | 47 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 37024 | 62 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -15 |
| New Zealander | 40 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37070 | 38 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +2 |
| Norwegian | 38 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 37071 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +12 |
| Lebanese | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 37060 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +2 |
| Spanish | 27 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37109 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +19 |
| Maori | 27 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37065 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +1 |
| American | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37004 | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +7 |
| Swedish | 20 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37111 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +4 |
| Sinhalese/Sri Lankan | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 370131 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +6 |
| South African | 17 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37108 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Thai | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37116 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Danish | 16 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 37030 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +4 |
| Afghan | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37001 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -6 |
| Swiss | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37112 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +3 |
| Russian | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37097 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Other Southern and East African | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37087 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +12 |
| Other British | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 37074 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +3 |
| Japanese | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37052 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +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 Broken Hill City in 2016 shows that the top five ancestries nominated were:
- Australian (8,424 people or 47.6%)
- English (6,782 people or 38.3%)
- Irish (1,667 people or 9.4%)
- Scottish (1,476 people or 8.3%)
- German (849 people or 4.8%)
In combination these five ancestries account for 19,198 responses in total, or 108.46% of all responses.
The major differences between the ancestries of the population in Broken Hill City and Regional SA were:
- A larger percentage of people with Australian ancestry (47.6% compared to 42.1%)
- A larger percentage of people with Irish ancestry (9.4% compared to 7.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people with German ancestry (4.8% compared to 10.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people with English ancestry (38.3% compared to 41.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the reported ancestries of the population in this area between 2001 and 2016 were:
- Australian (-2,465 persons)
- Scottish (+1,089 persons)
- English (+320 persons)
- Australian Aboriginal (+97 persons)